In:Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes
Edited by Rosa M. Manchón and Julio Roca de Larios
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 5] 2023
► pp. 84–103
Chapter 4Survey data
Questionnaires, interviews, and process logs
Published online: 23 October 2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.5.04hor
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.5.04hor
This chapter focuses on survey methods for studying
writing processes. We specifically focus on questionnaires, interviews, and
process logs, which all represent subjective self-report instuments. We
start by describing the affordances of these data collection procedures, and
review some relevant L1 and L2 studies which employed them to study writing
processes. We then address some methodological concerns in the use of the
self-report instruments discussed in the chapter and finish by suggesting
avenues for future research.
Article outline
- Characteristics of survey data elicitation procedures
- Writing processes through the lens of questionnaires
- Writing processes through the lens of interviews
- Writing processes through the lens of process logs
- Research questions addressed with questionnaires, interviews, and process logs
- Methodological considerations when using self-report instruments
- Avenues for further research
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