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082 _a428.24072
_bWAL
100 _aWallace, Michael J. ;
245 _aAction research for language teachers
260 _aCambridge ; New York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1998.
300 _axii, 273 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Bibliography, Index.
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aBeginning 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.
650 _aEnglish language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Research.
650 _aLanguage and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research.
650 _aAction research.
650 _aLanguage education.
942 _cREF
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