CHAPTER 3

Common Data Collection Measures

Data collection in second language research is multidimensional. In this chapter we provide details about many of the measures that second language researchers commonly use to collect data. We have divided the chapter into sections according to research area, providing a sample of methods used in each area. We include methods used with formal models, processing-based research, interaction-based research, research on strategies and cognitive processes, sociolinguistic- and pragmatics-based research, and questionnaire- and survey-based research. Finally, we briefly discuss existing databases in the second language research field. We begin with a discussion of the importance of pilot testing.

3.1. PILOT ...

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