TY - GEN AU - Wallace,Michael J. TI - Action research for language teachers T2 - Cambridge teacher training and development SN - 9780521555357 AV - PE1128.A2 W228 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Research KW - Language and languages N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Why action research? -- 2. Selecting and developing a topic. -- 3. Collecting the data. -- 4. Field-notes, logs, journals, diaries and personal accounts. -- 5. Verbal reports. -- 6. Observation techniques: recording and analysing classroom skills. -- 7. Questionnaries and interviews. -- 8. The case study approach. -- 9. Evaluation and trialling: teaching materials. -- 10. No teacher is an island: some approaches to sharing ideas ER -