Metagraphic interview in research: Fundamentals and practice
The metagraphic interview is a methodology increasingly used by learners of all ages in French-language material research. This type of interview gives access to the representations of writers regarding their work and is commonly used in a complimentary manner to written material. The analysis of data from this type of interview, when combined with the analysis of writing, provides a more complete and more precise picture of what the subjects have learned and what they need to improve. This methodology is therefore of great relevance to french didactics researchers. Nonetheless, few publications have been specifically written about it. This article aims to shed light on various aspects of this methodology. To start, the fundamentals of metagraphic interviews are discussed. Then, the advantages and limitations of this type of interview are addressed. Finally, the process and analysis of resulting data are considered, drawing on various materials based on various works that have used this research methodology.