Research Designs in Second Language Acquisition: An Overview
Keywords:
Qualitative research design, Quantitative research design, SLA Research DesignsAbstract
Acquisition of various elements of English syntax in second language learners of English has been examined through various methodologies. The purpose of the present paper is to provide a brief summary of the various research designs that have been widely used by the researchers in this field. It is believed that a discussion of research design will be very useful for research scholars who want to pursue research in this field; therefore, some key methodological issues will be examined in detail. The paper consists of two sections: two main strategies for research in general are described in the first section; the second section provides a discussion of various types of research design used in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA, hereafter).
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