Research Methodology and the Question of Validity

The analysis of the rules of speaking for a specific speech community is the first step in understanding what it means to be communicatively competent among that group. We must have reliable descriptions of these rules and patterns in order to improve second language instruction and assessment. Howe...

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Published in:TESOL quarterly 1986-12, Vol.20 (4), p.689-699
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Alternatives in Second Language Research: Three Articles on the State of the Art
Communication Research
Communicative Competence (Languages)
Data Collection
Discourse Analysis
Intuition
Language acquisition
Language Research
Language Usage
Native languages
Naturalistic Observation
Observational research
Research Methodology
Research methods
Social distance
Social interaction
Sociolinguistics
Speech acts
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Data Collection
Discourse Analysis
Intuition
Language acquisition
Language Research
Language Usage
Native languages
Naturalistic Observation
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Research Methodology
Research methods
Social distance
Social interaction
Sociolinguistics
Speech acts
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