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Quantitative Methods in Language Acquisition Research
Author(s) -
HENNING GRANT
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.2307/3586520
Subject(s) - second language acquisition , linguistics , psychology , language acquisition , computer science , sociology , mathematics education , philosophy
This article attempts to clarify and define quantitative research as it is applied in the study of language acquisition. Trends in the use of quantitative and nonquantitative methods in applied linguistics are reported, and suggestions are made concerning useful paradigms and procedures for further research in language acquisition.