The conclusion combines the different research methods in exploring course evaluations. The quantitative part examines descriptive statistics and survey analysis, correlational research, and quasi-experimental research. The qualitative research part consists of three chapters: case study research, introspection research, and classroom research. The book consists of four parts simply titled introduction, qualitative research, quantitative research, and conclusion. It is an exemplary second language research introductory text.
By doing so, the reader gains awareness of practical, theoretical, and methodological issues of second language research. The book includes the novice second language research through activities and discussions which involve thinking about research from at least three perspectives: the subject, the researcher, and the consumer of the research. This accessible introductory research methodology book engages the reader through accessible examples and clear explanations, in other words, it takes up where the reader is and initiates the reader into the community of second language researchers.
