This hands-on, practical guide for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators outlines, for those who are new to doing action research, what it is and how it works. Straightforward and reader friendly, it introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide to going through an action research process, including illustrations drawn widely from international contexts. Each chapter includes a variety of pedagogical activities. Bringing the how-to and the what together, this is the perfect text for BATESOL and MATESOL courses in which action research is the focus or a required component.

Anne Burns is Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia, and former Dean of the Division of Linguistics and Psychology.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: What is action research?

Chapter 2: Plan - planning the action

Chapter 3: Act - putting the plan into action

Chapter 4: Observe - observing the results of the plan

Chapter 5: Reflect - reflecting and planning for further action

Postscript

Further reading and resources