Date:
November 1987
Page No.:
17
Writer(s):
Kazuko Matsumoto
This overview of diary studies of second language
acquisition I (SLA) begins with a brief discussion of
the recent application of qualitative research methodology
to the study of classroom language learning and
teaching, and then offers a review of research findings
of several previously conducted diary studies. It is
argued that the major strength of second language
diary research lies in its holistic, hypothesis-generating,
and naturalistic characteristics, and that conducting
diary studies for the investigation of second language
learning and teaching in a formal instructional setting
would be especially beneficial in Japan.
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