French as a Second Language Teaching: Identifying Methods that Improve Adult Learners’ Competencies
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French as a Second Language Teaching Identifying Methods that Im
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22 Research Design The goal of these interviews was to understand the participants' perspectives and allow them to talk freely and exhaustively about their experiences relevant to issues around FSL teaching. The typical approach emphasizes general questions to encourage participants to speak openly, lead the interview, and give their perspectives with as little researcher influence as possible. This approach also places importance upon respecting cultural practices throughout the interviews. Semi-structured interviews assist in acquiring an in-depth understanding of teachers' personal experiences and conceptions about the wide-ranging field of FSL education. Interviews were conducted through virtual conversations to obtain valuable information (both open-ended and closed questions were used in the interview exchanges). This study engaged in virtual interviews for two reasons: first, conducting in-person conversations was not possible due to the distancing restrictions; second, the virtual meeting locations made participants more comfortable sharing their personal perspectives. Ultimately, most of the interviews produced very effective and productive conversations. My goal in conducting these interviews was to generate enough systematic information to support further analysis in FSL teaching. Notably, using a semi-structured interview format provided in-depth data and allowed both myself and the interviewees the freedom to share detailed personal experiences and viewpoints. All three interviews were conducted separately through the Microsoft Teams platform, and each lasted approximately one hour. Moreover, all interviews were conducted in English to ensure accuracy and efficiency, as all participants identified English as their most comfortable language. 23 Before starting my data analysis, I transcribed the interviews verbatim, and the transcriptions were then sent back to participants for them to ensure accuracy. In this study, I was trying to understand the FSL adult teaching process from the point of view of faculty members of a Canadian university. I asked the following questions: Download 0.77 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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