Review
In my opinion, this is an excellent research methods volume--and one that should be in the library of any applied linguist who conducts second language research or trains graduate students to do so.
—Studies in Language Acquisition
Gass and Mackey's Stimulated Recall Methodology in Second Language Research is an invaluable resource for gaining insights, research perspectives, and a specific guide on issues related to introspective methodologies in general, and stimulated recall in particular. It is clear from this book that stimulated recall methodology has a secure place within second language research and will continue to develop as an exciting aspect of second language research methodology.
—Applied Linguistics
...[T]he meat of this book is the chapters that spell out how to classify, design, code, and assess stimulated recalls quantitatively and qualitatively. They offer both researcher and prospective reader of stimulated recall studies a thorough grounding in the subject matter. The overview of SLA research is concise and comprehensive, as are the distinctions between types of stimulated recall with regard to design variables.
—The Modern Language Journal
...[T]he authors do an excellent job of defining stimulated recall, clarifying the relationship to introspective methods, detailing the assumptions behind the methodology, and explaining how this relates to research in SLA.
—Language and Education
...Gass and Mackey have created a concise, readable book aimed particularly, it se