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Direct linkLarsen-Freeman, Diane; Cameron, Lynne – Modern Language Journal, 2008
Changes to research methodology motivated by the adoption of a complexity theory perspective on language development are considered. The dynamic, nonlinear, and open nature of complex systems, together with their tendency toward self-organization and interaction across levels and timescales, requires changes in traditional views of the functions…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Second Language Learning, Systems Approach, Validity
