In the name of Allah the Merciful

Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development

Yuko Goto Butler, Becky H. Huang, 2022009526, 9780367417024, 9780367815783, 9780367417017 , 978-0367417024, 978-0367815783, 978-0367417017

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English | 2022 | PDF

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Butler and Huang’s book is one of the first to focus on second language  (L2) development research methods and techniques specifically targeted  at children of primary and pre-primary years.

The last decade has  seen a growing number of L2 studies of children aged 4–12, a  demographic with special developmental characteristics that confound  research methods designed for studying adults. Written by experts from a  variety of disciplines, this book covers major research methods and  techniques in existing L2 development research, including observations,  surveys, interviews, introspective methods, speech production methods,  receptive methods, eye tracking, and brain imaging, as well as research  methods specifically designed for L2 children with special educational  needs. The book also discusses various age-related considerations and  challenges if they are employed to young L2 learners.

This will  be essential reading for SLA, child development, and TESOL researchers,  and students in these courses will benefit particularly from pedagogical  material such as further readings and discussion questions.