This hands-on introduction to the qualitative research process specifically for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide with practical illustrations. Accessible and engaging, it bothinformsreaders about the theory and parameters of qualitative research andenablesthem to construct and design their own projects. A fundamental principle is the notion of scaffolding readers' knowledge and understanding of qualitative research. Readers are supported to interact with the commentary in each chapter through a series of ongoing interactive tasks and reflections that enable them progressively to apply the concepts in their own research studies. The illustrations of qualitative studies in each chapter, many of them carried out by novice qualitative researchers themselves, are drawn widely from international contextsResponding to two fundamental questions asked by new researchers âWhat is qualitative research? How should I carry out a qualitative research study?â this isthetext for applied linguistics/TESOL courses that introduce the key ideas and initiate students into these processes. | Doing Qualitative Research In Tesol by Anne Burns, Paperback | Indigo Chapters