This book addresses the validity of think-aloud protocols (TAPs) in L2 writing research through a mixed methods study and proposes effective approaches for their valid implementation. The book uncovers the reactive effects that TAPs have on L2 writing performance and processes, and examines how individual factors moderate this reactivity. It further presents and categorizes participants’ perceptions regarding reactivity and veridicality. To enhance veridicality, the book identif...
Cuprins
Foreword by Rod Ellis.- Introduction.- Literature Review.- Methodology.- Reactivity: Results from Quantitative Analyses of Performance.- Reactivity: Results from Qualitati...
Despre autor
Chengsong Yang is associate professor of applied linguistics at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He holds a Ph D degree from The University of Auckland, New Zeala...