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Bramley, Nicolette – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Within the context of the public forum of the political media interview, this study tests the hypothesis that women avoid answering questions less than men and examines the gendered use of avoidance strategies. Findings reveal a gender difference with women using significantly more preferred answers than men. (20 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Interviews, Media Research
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Vandergrift, Laurens – Modern Language Journal, 1997
Investigated the types of reception strategies and the frequency of their use by students of French as a second language at different levels of language proficiency, measured by an oral proficiency interview. A number of distinct strategies were identified: kinesics, global reprises, hypothesis testing in English and uptaking. Results are…
Descriptors: French, Group Dynamics, Hypothesis Testing, Interaction Process Analysis