CUE Forum presented at JALT 2008 (Tokyo, Japan). Gives an overview of research design issues for Second Language Acquisition. For further details, visit jaltcue-sig.org

1. Research design: The backbone of academic inquiry Peter Neff – Doshisha University Matthew Apple – Nara National College of Technology David Beglar – Temple University Japan CUE Forum 2008 Olympic Memorial Youth Center November 1, 2008, 1:15 - 2:50 p.m.

3. Introduction: The importance of good research design

9. Part 1 Approaching the Study

24. Part 2 Developing the Study Design

32. Control-Group Time-Series Design Experimental Group 1 T 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 Xa (Method a ) T 5 T 6 T 7 T 8 Experimental Group 2 T 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 Xb (Method b ) T 5 T 6 T 7 T 8 Control Group T 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 T 8

35. Q&A Break

36. Part 3 Designing the Right Instrument

46. Validating Instruments

51. Part 4 Implementing Your Design

65. Ethical Considerations

69. Conclusion

73. Good luck with your research! Thank you for listening

74. Q&A

75. For a copy of this presentation: http://jaltcue-sig.org