Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition 1st Edition by Ashleigh Pipes ISBN 9780367504588 0367504588

1 Proposals for Any Deadline

Audience

Elements of a Proposal

Introduction

Research Questions

Methodology

Timeline

Budget

References

Length

Abstract-style Proposals

Sample Projects

Project Idea 1

Dimensions of Intellect: Creativity and Aptitude

Project Idea 2

Fluency and Fluency: Connecting Creativity and L2 Writing

Project Idea 3

Creativity and Grammar Acquisition

Project Idea 4

Creativity and Growth in Speaking Capacity

Project Idea 5

Virtual Study of Virtual Learners

Project Idea 6

Creativity and L2 Interaction

Project Idea 7

Emergent Bilingualism in Children and Creativity

Project Idea 8

Replication

Conclusion

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

2 Studying Creativity

What Is Creativity? Definitions, Theories, and Frameworks

Definitions

Theories

Frameworks

Bilingualism and Creativity

Foundations

Continued Study

Recent Work

Creativity as an Individual Difference in Second Language Acquisition

Ottó

Albert and Kormos

McDonough, Crawford, and Mackey

Others

Room to Grow

Summary

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

3 Assessing Creativity for Linguistics Research

Types of Creativity Tests

Participant Completes the Measure

Someone Else Completes the Measure

Three Good Assessments for SLA

Alternative Uses Tasks

Third-party Evaluations

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking

Combination Assessment Measures

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

Additional Resources

References

4 Preparing Linguistic Instruments

Creativity’s Unique Challenges

Selecting, Developing, and Testing Tasks

Selecting

Developing

Testing

Participant Recruitment

Incentives

Ethics

Sample Linguistic Instruments for a Creativity Study

Independent Narrative Task

Dyadic Speaking Task

Group Speaking Task

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

5 Working With Other Individual Differences

Differential Psychology and Individual Differences in SLA

Demographic Variables

Age

Gender

Demographic Data Collection

Affective Variables

Anxiety

Enjoyment

Motivation

Affective Data Collection

Cognitive Variables

Memory

Working Memory Data Collection

Aptitude

Aptitude Data Collection

Proficiency

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

6 Managing and Analyzing Data

Data Management

Organizing Materials

Taming the Electronic Files

Data Preparation

Transcribing (or Not)

Scoring

Coding

Analysis

Qualitative Research

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

7 Sharing Results

Presentations

Using Presentation Software Effectively

Managing Q&A Time

Posters

Papers

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

8 Moving Forward

Summary

Cautions and Limitations

Advanced Language Learning

Instructed SLA

Which Came First?

Pedagogical Implications

Curriculum Support

Differentiated Instruction

Assessment

Coordinating Efforts

Planning Ahead

Fostering Collaboration

Thinking Inside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

References

Glossary

Index