This is the first hands-on methods guide for second language reading research. With useful pedagogical features and a unique database of L2 reading studies from around the world over three decades, this will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of SLA, applied linguistics, education, and related areas.

Elizabeth B. Bernhardt is Professor and Director of the Language Center at Stanford University. Her book Reading Development in a Second Language (1991) earned awards from the Modern Language Association and from the National Reading Conference as an outstanding contribution to literacy research. She is also the author of Understanding Advanced Second-Language Reading (2011) from Routledge.

Michael L. Kamil is Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He is an editor of each of the four volumes of the Handbook of Reading Research (1984, 1991, 2000, 2011), was an editor of Reading Research Quarterly (1991-1995), and was a member of the National Reading Panel and the National Literacy Panel. He was given the Oscar Causey Award for outstanding contributions to reading research.

Preface

Chapter 1: The Ethos of Second-Language Reading Research

Chapter 2: Preparing to Ask and Asking Questions in Second-Language Reading Research

Chapter 3: Analyzing Populations and Text for Research Purposes

Chapter 4: Data Collection

Chapter 5: Perennial Concerns in Second-Language Reading Research

Conclusion: The Research Report and Beyond

Appendix A

Index