Short description:

Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education presents research on critical theoretical issues and empirical research which shape second and foreign language education. It provides a platform for the discussion of innovative and progressive curricular and teaching practice. The series includes work on:

• Theories and applications of innovative approaches to language acquisition/education
• Instructional methodologies
• Curriculum development
• Teacher education
• Language planning and evaluation
• Autonomous learning contexts
• Teaching/learning of less commonly taught languages

SSFLE will be of interest to second and foreign language researchers and teachers, curriculum and materials developers, and language policy planners.

Long description:

Research Design and Methodology in Studies on Second Language Tense and Aspect provides an up-to-date review of past and current methodologies for the study of the L2 acquisition of tense and aspect. More specifically, the book addresses the following issues related to the design of studies for research in tense and aspect:

1. Theoretical frameworks (e.g., Are research questions investigated within one theoretical approach incompatible with other approaches?)
2. Elicitation procedures (Do different types of tasks elicit different types of tense-aspect data?)
3. Coding of data (e.g. How are lexical categories defined and coded?)
4. Data analysis (e.g., What statistical tests are more appropriate to analyze language data?)

The volume provides new insights into the study of L2 tense-aspect by bringing together well renowned scholars with experience in the research design of research this area of the field.