Research Methods in AL

Today's post is about the intercoder agreement in qualitative studies. In what follows I listed all the measures and what MAXQDA can do for us. 😊

What is an Autobiography? An autobiography is a self-written biography, which is the unique story of one’s own life. Some call it a memoir, and it is more a freestyle, creative form of self-expression and sharing one’s experiences and insights. A biography is the account of one’s life, told either by themselves, or by someone else. It covers the journey from birth, highlights the ups and downs, any significant experiences, and ends with the present day. A biography does not need much research, as the author relies on their own memories to tell the story. You can see the important differences between these two approaches...They are similar but not the same...

Just out: Secondary Research in Applied Linguistics: A Meta-Systematic Review of the Last Three Decades BY : Hessameddin Ghanbar, Marzieh Dehghan-Chaleshtori, and Mohammad Amini Farsani This is our most recent article, presenting the most comprehensive meta-review to date on secondary research in the field, synthesizing 30 years of publications (n = 1,560). Through systematic searches of five prestigious databases—Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, LLBA, PsycINFO, and ERIC—we identified 14 main types of secondary research along with several additional subtypes, and mapped more than 40 distinct research foci. To guide and inspire future work, the article also includes four integrated appendices serving as a detailed methodological resource for conducting similar studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/29984475.2025.2546836?src=exp-la

Just out: Special Issue Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies Volume & Issue: Volume 12, Special issue (Quality in Qualitative Research), September 2025, Pages 1-164 https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/issue_562_614.html (direct link) Guest Editors: Hessameddin Ghanbar (IAU, Fereshtegaan International Branch, Iran) Reza Rezvani (Shirza University, Iran) 1-Editorial: Quality Issues in Applied Linguistics Qualitative Research Hessameddin Ghanbar & Reza Rezvani https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3831.html 2-Novice Researchers Navigating Micro-Ethics and Positionality in Qualitative Research: A Duoethnography Joanne Cheng and Sonja Mecham (Michigan State University, USA) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3832.html 3-Qualitative Quality and the Importance of Play: Reflections on the Big-Tent Model Rebecca B Leach and Sarah J. Tracy (University of Arkansas and Arizona State University, USA) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3836.html 4-Boosting the Trustworthiness of Narrative Inquiry in Examining Effective English Teaching to Deaf University Students: University Instructors’ Perspective Hessameddin Ghanbar and Mohadeseh Asghari (IAU, Fereshtegaan International Branch, Iran) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3833.html 5-Ensuring Trustworthiness in Autoethnographic Research in 0 Applied Linguistics: Criticisms and Coping Strategies Jaber Kamali (Ibn Haldun University, Turkey) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3834.html 6-Interviewed, but When and How? A Methodological Review of the Qualitative Side of Q Methodology in Applied Linguistics Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Taha Saedi, and Mohammad Amini Farsani(Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3835.html 7-The Replication Debate in Qualitative Research: An Approach for Methodological Rigor and Transparency Nari Kim, Michigan State University, USA) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3837.html 8-Enhancing Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research: Integrating Quantitative Validation in English Language Teaching Studies Kyle Perkins (Florida International University, USA) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3838.html 9-Inference in Qualitative Research: An Overlooked Index of Quality A. Mehdi Riazi (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar) https://jmrels.journals.ikiu.ac.ir/article_3839.html