Approaching English Language Research

This book is designed to help students approach research in English Language studies. Its concerns include project, dissertation and thesis research and writing. In this book, the author sets out some of the major issues in English Language research and suggests where to look for more information and ideas. Exercises in the text add practical ways of engaging with research, design and reporting issues. There are also guidelines on research planning and proposal writing, reading and reviewing other research, and reporting research in publishable articles and academic dissertations. The book is suitable for adoption in courses on research and research methods in the study of the English Language.

Desmond ALLISON used to lecture in the Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore.