Metalinguistic explanations and self-reports as triangulation data for interpreting second language sociolinguistic performance

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-50

  Van Compernolle, Rémi A ^a   Williams, Lawrence ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

French as a second foreign language; Metalinguistic explanations; Self reports; Sociolinguistic competence; Triangulation data

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952578490     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2010.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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