THE THINK-ALOUD CONTROVERSY IN SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH

Bowles notes that, at the present time, think-alouds are a popular means for studying first- and second-language learners' linguistic knowledge beyond the invariably incomplete data associated with learners' language production. Bowles notes that think-alouds have been applied to studies i...

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Published in:Studies in second language acquisition 2011, Vol.33 (3), p.466-467
Main Author: Cohen, Andrew D.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Conversational strategies
Credibility
Doctoral Dissertations
Error of Measurement
Interlanguage
Language
Language Research
Language Tests
Literary translation
Meta Analysis
Pragmatics
Protocol Analysis
Research Methodology
Research Tools
Researchers
Second language tests
Second language writing
Second Languages
Time on Task
Writing tests
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Summary:Bowles notes that, at the present time, think-alouds are a popular means for studying first- and second-language learners' linguistic knowledge beyond the invariably incomplete data associated with learners' language production. Bowles notes that think-alouds have been applied to studies in numerous skill areas, such as reading, writing, strategy use, translation, conversational interaction, interlanguage pragmatics, and language testing. Another is that the author herself has conducted think-aloud studies, enabling her to draw on her first-hand research experience with think-alouds to lend credibility to the book.
ISSN:0272-2631
1470-1545
DOI:10.1017/S0272263111000076