Linking Observations to Interpretations and Uses in TESOL Research

TESOL Quarterly publishes brief commentaries on aspects of qualitative and quantitative research. For this issue, three researchers were asked to respond to “Some Guidelines for Conducting Quantitative and Qualitative Research in TESOL,” published in TESOL Quarterly (2003, vol. 37, pp. 157–178). The guidelines are also available on the TESOL Web site at http:www.tesol.orgs_tesolseccss.aspCID476&DID2150. Though not comprehensive, the guidelines address methods for quantitative research and three types of qualitative research: case study, conversation analysis, and (critical) ethnography.