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Peer reviewedWolfson, Nessa – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
If language research is to arrive at valid analyses of speech behavior, both observation and elicitation methods of data collection will have to be used as necessary complements to one another. The advantages and disadvantages of different research methods are discussed. (CB)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Data Collection, Discourse Analysis
