This article asks what applied linguistics can learn from related disciplines with regard to the
collection, analysis and representation of qualitative interviews. It assesses the contributions …

Interviews have been used for decades in empirical inquiry across the social sciences as
one or the primary means of generating data. In applied linguistics, interview research has …

Interviews have long been used as a method in applied linguistics for the investigation of an
extraordinary array of phenomena. In quantitative research, interviews have been used to …

Qualitative research—when you first heard the term, your initial thought might have
been,'What do qualitative researchers actually do?'It may come as a surprise to you that you …

The popularity of interviewing as a method of data collection in the social sciences is a
recognized fact. In their survey of qualitative research paradigms and methods, Denzin and …

This article describes the status of qualitative research in applied linguistics and ESOL. It
identifies trends by reporting on an informal survey of published journal articles, highlighting …

This paper examines various criteria that have been proposed for evaluating the increasing
number of empirical studies carried out using qualitative research methods, and it …

In this chapter, I will first set out some of the basic premises of qualitative research as a
mainstream research approach which is used by applied linguists as they develop their …

Through this paper I critically assess the value and limitations of interviewing as a research
instrument. Therefore, my discussion, which would be based on methodological issues …

This chapter presents a philosophical and methodological background for conducting and
evaluating interview and focus group research in applied linguistics. It discusses the …