RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS QUANTITATIVE QUALITATIVE AND MIXED METHODOLOGIES

THIS IS A VERY PRACTICAL AND ACCESSIBLE BOOK THAT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS BY DESCRIBING THE VARIOUS STAGES OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATIONS, FROM COLLECTING THE DATA TO REPORTING THE RESULTS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES 'MIXED METHODS RESEARCH', THAT IS, THE VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGIES.