Forks and Hope: Pursuing Understanding in Different Ways.

Van Lier, Leo

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ERIC Number: EJ494899

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Forks and Hope: Pursuing Understanding in Different Ways.

Van Lier, Leo

Applied Linguistics, v15 n3 p328-46 Sep 1994

Comments are offered on an earlier paper on theory construction in second-language acquisition. A critical perspective is offered that is characterized by the ethical foundations of theory construction (and scientific activity in general) and the grounding of theory in practical activity. (60 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Linguistic Theory, Public Policy, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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