Research Methods for Complexity Theory in Applied Linguistics

A harmonious blend of theory and method, Hiver and Al-Hoorie provide researchers in applied linguistics not only with a rationale but the tools to fully (and finally!) embrace CDST. I expect this book will become a landmark publication for the field.

* Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University, USA *

This book is an eye-opening and completely welcome introduction to a methodological world much wider than most applied linguists will have ever imagined existed. Rather than a how-to book, it is a guide to a plethora of methodological approaches that aim to send ‘one-shot cross-sectional research’ to its timely demise. In this book, readers will find an intriguing new approach for analyzing their data.

* Jenifer Larson-Hall, University of Kitakyushu, Japan *

This book offers both a timely and comprehensive guide to doing empirical research on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory in applied linguistics. A rarity for its breadth and depth, it presents a rich array of methodological options pooled from multiple disciplines of study, promoting and enabling integration of methods beyond mixing.

* ZhaoHong Han, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA *

I was certainly thrilled to finally see a publication that, instead of merely trying to convince us that SLA research should be grounded in CDST, in fact makes an earnest attempt to illustrate how this can be done in practice.

-- Mirosław Pawlak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland; State University of Applied Sciences, Poland * Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Vol. 10, No. 2 *

This book contains a wealth of information for any researcher interested in exploring new methods.

-- Paul Pauwels, KU Leuven, Belgium * International Journal of Applied Linguistics 172