The role of interaction and corrective feedback is central to research in second language learning and teaching, and this volume is the first of its kind to explain and apply design methodologies and materials in an approachable way. Using examples from interaction, feedback and task studies, it presents clear and practical advice on how to carry out research in these areas, providing step-by step guides to design and methodological principles, suggestions for reading, short activities, memory aids and an A-Z glossary for easy reference. Its informative approach to study design, and in-depth...

With discipline-specific examples and clear step-by-step guides used throughout, this book makes second language research methodology accessible for novice researchers, and serves as a resource for more experienced researchers working in the areas of second language interaction and feedback and in task based language teaching and learning.