This book systematically explains the characteristics and purposes of various types of research, including terminology, and the typical steps of each type of research design.
This book systematically explains the characteristics and purposes of various types of research, including terminology, and the typical steps of each ...
This text focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning Designed for language teachers with no previous background in statistics, the paperback edition focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Brown explains the basic terms of statistics, the structure and organization of statistical research reports, the system of statistical logic, and how to decipher tables, charts, and graphs. By the end of the book, readers will be able to make knowledgeable judgments about the...
This text focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning Designed for language teachers wit...
Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a clear and accessible guide to the theoretical background and practical tools needed for this early stage of curriculum development in ESP. Beginning with definitions of needs analysis and ESP, this book takes a jargon-free approach which leads the reader step-by-step through the process of performing a needs analysis in ESP, including:
how to focus a needs analysis according to the course and student level;
the selection and sequencing of a wide variety of data collection procedures;
analysis and...
Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a clear and accessible guide to the theoretical background and practical tools need...
In this revised edition in the popular New Ways Series, teachers have once again been given an opportunity to show how they do assessment in their classrooms on an everyday basis. Often feeling helpless when confronted with large-scale standardized testing practices, teachers here offer classroom testing created with the direct aim of helping students learn with as little interference as possible from a so-called testing expert. Consequently, this collection of teachers' contributions looks more like assessment activities than like tests because they are thoroughly integrated into the...
In this revised edition in the popular New Ways Series, teachers have once again been given an opportunity to show how they do assessment in their cla...
