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Conducting Research at Language Centers: Practical Perspectives from the Field
Author(s) -
Gass Susan,
Juffs Alan,
Starfield Sue,
Hyland Ken
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.1002/tesq.484
Subject(s) - focus (optics) , research center , action research , incentive , work (physics) , center (category theory) , pedagogy , sociology , field (mathematics) , english language , section (typography) , mathematics education , psychology , engineering ethics , political science , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , physics , mathematics , crystallography , law , pure mathematics , optics , economics , microeconomics , operating system
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 ( IEP s). 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.