Action Research for Language Teachers

This practical guide can be used by teachers who wish to develop their professional expertise by investigating their own teaching in a systematic and organised way. It is also invaluable for teachers or trainee teachers who have to produce a professional project or dissertation as part of a training programme. This will help teachers to design and implement a research project which is derived from their normal practice, with results which should be of direct relevance to them. It is user-friendly and includes: – exemplar articles and extracts which show how the research techniques can be implemented – ‘Personal review’ sections which help readers to think about the ideas being discussed and relate them to their own situation – commentaries which follow up issues raised in the ‘Personal review’ sections – chapter summaries – a glossary of all technical terms