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A Dynamic Approach To Second Language Development: Methods And Techniques (Language Learning & Language Teaching)

Marjolijn H. Verspoor

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give step-by-step instructions to using macros to speed up the coding, creating a dedicated lexical profile, making min-max graphs, testing for significance in single case studies by running simulations, and modeling. Example files and data sets are available on the accompanying website . Although the focus is on second language development, the tools are applicable to a wide range of phenomena in applied linguistics.

Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Paperback

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Release: February 28, 2011

ISBN: 9027219990

ISBN 13: 9789027219992

A Dynamic Approach To Second Language Development: Methods And Techniques (Language Learning & Language Teaching)

Marjolijn H. Verspoor

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give step-by-step instructions to using macros to speed up the coding, creating a dedicated lexical profile, making min-max graphs, testing for significance in single case studies by running simulations, and modeling. Example files and data sets are available on the accompanying website . Although the focus is on second language development, the tools are applicable to a wide range of phenomena in applied linguistics.

Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Paperback

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Release: February 28, 2011

ISBN: 9027219990

ISBN 13: 9789027219992

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