Abd. Aziz@Ahmad, Azian and Abdul Raof, Abdul Halim (2008) Using
triangulation in research on oral instructional language of
teacher trainees in teaching science in english. In: Insights
into Second Language Teaching and Learning. Penerbit UTM, Johor,
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http://www.penerbit.utm.my/bookchapterdoc/FP/bookc... Dornyei
(2007) and Richards (2003) list the following as typical
characteristics of qualitative research. Firstly, it takes place
in a natural setting, devoid of any manipulation. It is also
concerned with gaining insights into the lived experiences of
the participants and usually focuses on a small number of
participants. In addition, it utilises an emergent research
design which is flexible in nature and can evolve in tandem with
the development of the study. Hence, it generates rather than
tests hypotheses. Finally, it is fundamentally interpretive as
the data obtained would be subjectively interpreted by the
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