Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Introduction Book

List of Tables vii

List of Figures viii

Acknowledgments ix

Preface xi

Notes on Contributors xiii

Part I Overview

1 An Introduction to Qualitative Research Robert A. Croker 3

2 What Makes Research 'Qualitative? Donald Freeman 25

Part II Qualitative Research Approaches

3 Narrative Inquiry Garold Murray 45

4 Case Study Michael Hood 66

5 Ethnography Juanita Heigham Keiko Sakui 91

6 Action Research Anne Burns 112

7 Mixed Methods Nataliya V. Ivankova John W. Creswell 135

Part III Qualitative Data Collection Methods

8 Observation Neil Cowie 165

9 Interviews Keith Richards 182

10 Open-Response Items in Questionnaires James Dean Brown 200

11 Introspective Techniques Sandra Lee McKay 220

12 Discourse Analysis Anne Lazaraton 242

Part IV Practical Issues

13 Ethics and Trustworthines Sharon F. Rallis Gretchen B. Rossman 263

14 Writing Up Your Research Christine Pearson Casanave 288

Glossary of Qualitative Research Terms 306

Subject Index 325