In:Inference and Generalizability in Applied Linguistics: Multiple perspectives
Edited by Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Carol A. Chapelle and Patricia A. Duff
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 12] 2006
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 24 March 2006
https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.12.toc
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Table of contents
Drawing the line: The generalizability and limitations of research in applied linguistics
I. Perspectives on inference and generalizability in applied linguistics
1. Old and new thoughts on test score variability: Implications for reliability and validity
2. Validity and values: Inferences and generalizability in language testing
3. L2 vocabulary acquisition theory: The role of inference, dependability and generalizability in assessment
4. Beyond generalizability: Contextualization, complexity, and credibility in applied linguistics research
5. Verbal protocols: What does it mean for research to use speaking as a data collection tool?
6. Functional grammar: On the value and limitations of dependability, inference, and generalizability
7. A conversation analytic perspective on the role of quantification and generalizability in second language acquisition
II. Discussion
8. Generalizability: A journey into the nature of empirical research in applied linguistics
9. Generalizability: What are we generalizing anyway?
10. Negotiating methodological rich points in applied linguistics research: An ethnographer’s view
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