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Wallace, Michael J. ;

Action research for language teachers - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998. - xii, 273 p. : illustrations ;

Included Bibliography, Index.

1. Why action research? --
2. Selecting and developing a topic --
3. Collecting the data --
4. Field-notes, logs, journals, diaries and personal accounts --
5. Verbal reports --
6. Observation techniques: recording and analysing classroom skills --
7. Questionnaires and interviews --
8. case study approach --
9. Evaluation and trialling: teaching materials --
10. No teacher is an island: some approaches to sharing ideas.

Beginning with the reasons for carrying out action research, this guide for language teachers can be used by them to analyse and investigate their own expertise and develop it in a systematic way.

ISBN: 0521554950 9780521554954 0521555353 9780521555357

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Research.
Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research.
Action research.
Language education.

Dewey Class. No.: 428.24072 / WAL