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Bulletin of the Center for Educational Research and Training Volume 1
published_at 1989

How qualitative a quantitive analysis can be : EFL classes analysed by cares-EFL

How qualitative a quantitive analysis can be : EFL classes analysed by cares-EFL
Kaneda Michikazu
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IA has been classified as a tool for quantitative analysis of classroom transactions. And it is rather a general atomosphere among the researchers and teachers that the quantitative analysis reveals not as much as we expect. Hence it is sometimes said to be a second rate tool when it comes to a serious attempt to get insights about classroom transaction. In this article the author presents some evidence that a quantitative study can be qualitative. From the Point of training the future teacher of EFL, the quantitative tool can be more revealing.
Creator Keywords
IA EFL teacher training
category system
classroom observation