The Interaction of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Research: A View of the Second Language Classroom

Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research on second language learning are considered, with the special case of second language classroom research being used for illustration. It is evident that both approaches are relevant to determining (a) the important variables to investigate and (b) the relationships those variables have to second language learning outcomes.

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