Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-361) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Experimental Research Basics3. Experimental Research Paradigms and Processes4. Experimental Research Designs5. Validity in Experimental Research6. Ethical Consideration in Experimental Research7. Quantitative Research Instruments and Techniques8. A Hybrid Approach for Experimental Research9. Introduction to Descriptive Statistics10. Introduction to Inferential Statistics11. Correlational Analysis12. Reliability and Reliability Analysis13. Paired-Samples and Independent-Samples t-tests for Experimental Research14. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA)15. Non-parametric Versions of T-tests and ANOVAs16. Experimental Research ProposalsGlossary of Key Terms in Language Learning ResearchBibliography Index.

"Language learning research aims to describe and fully explain how and why language learning takes place, but can fall short of its stated purpose. Systematic, rigorous research is needed if the growing field of language learning is to progress methodically. This book demonstrates and fully explains such a methodology. Given that research in language acquisition yields practical pedagogical implications, it is crucial that it is rigorous and accurate. This book offers a quantitative research methodology that relies on statistical analysis in order to make inferences and conclusions about language learning. Experimental research aims to understand differences between or within groups of learners under manipulated environments. It requires strict control of conditions, enabling interpretations with a low factor of error. Aek Phakiti provides step-by-step guidelines and underlying principles, epistemology and methodology, in a book that is essential for advanced students of language acquisition and language and education"-- Provided by publisher.