Interviews and Focus Groups

Matthew T. Prior

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-59900-1_11

Interviews and Focus Groups

Matthew T. Prior

English

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This chapter presents a philosophical and methodological background for conducting and evaluating interview and focus group research in applied linguistics. It discusses the strengths and limitations of various approaches and deconstructs ‘commonsense’ assumptions about interviewing by examining the influence of two prevalent perspectives: ‘interview as research instrument’ and ‘interview as social practice’. Emphasizing researcher responsibility, ethical conduct, and reflexivity, Prior also gives attention to issues related to rapport, language choice, interculturality, and ŉaturalness’ of interview and focus group data. The chapter concludes by considering recent directions in interview research and provides an annotated list of resources for further reading.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	225-248
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137599001
ISBN (Print)	9781137598998
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59900-1_11
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Focus groups
Interviews
Research practice

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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