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Conducting Research at Language Centers: Practical Perspectives from the Field

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The focus in this article is on research in language centers. Four center directors provide examples of the place of research in language centers and focus on how teachers and researchers work together to facilitate large action research projects. The first section describes a survey of instructors in U.S.‐based intensive English programs (IEPs). The other sections then illustrate how research is encouraged and developed through clear frameworks, incentives, and the involvement of teaching faculty in research projects of different scales.

Source: TESOL Quarterly

DOI: 10.1002/tesq.484

Authors: Susan Gass, Alan Juffs, Sue Starfield, Ken Hyland

Institutions: Southeast University, Michigan State University, University of Pittsburgh, UNSW Sydney, University of East Anglia

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Pittsburgh, University of East Anglia, University of New South Wales