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Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching
In recent years, action research (AR) has become increasingly popular in second language teaching circles. Language teachers in many countries have heard about AR, either through formal courses of study, or in-service teacher education, and are interested in knowing more about it. Over the last two decades, I have worked with teachers all over the world, who are committed to their own professional development and attracted to the idea of doing AR in their classrooms. Many of these teachers have asked me challenging and insightful questions about the areas covered in this book. They have also told me they were looking for reader-friendly guidance to get themselves going along the AR pathway. So, I have written this introduction to AR for all the reflective and dedicated language teachers I have met, and for language teachers around the world who want to get started in AR and are looking for a practical, hands-on introduction. My audience is pre-service and in-service teachers who want to try doing AR or, for one reason or another, are in the process of learning about it, either for formal study or for their own interest. My book is also written to be used by academic colleagues who see their work as centrally connected to teacher education, and who are already convinced that introducing teachers to AR and supporting them in their endeavours is a worthwhile thing to do. The audience for the book is not academic researchers whose interests do not lie in working with teachers, and whose research approaches are directed elsewhere. My hope is that this book makes a real contribution to the professional lives of language teachers around the world by introducing them to the excitement of doing AR in their particular teaching contexts.
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