Research Methodology in Contextually-Based Second Language Research.

Selinker, Larry; Douglas, Dan

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ERIC Number: EJ407091

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Publication Date: 1989

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Research Methodology in Contextually-Based Second Language Research.

Selinker, Larry; Douglas, Dan

Second Language Research, v5 n2 p93-126 Dec 1989

Suggests a methodology for studying second language acquisition that is concerned with gaining insight into the use, development, and possible fossilization of interlanguage in important real-life situations. Specific interest is focused on the understanding ability of the non-native speaker to use English in discussing a technical field. (65 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Interlanguage, Language Research, Languages for Special Purposes, Research Methodology, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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