%0 Journal Article
%T Verbal Protocols Shortcomings on L2 Lexical Inferencing Research
%A Alessandra Baldo
%J Via Litterae
%D 2011
%I Universidade Estadual de Goi¨¢s
%X This article presents a reflection about the most significant problem of using verbal protocols in a study on lexical inferencing in a foreign language (Baldo et al, 2010), i.e., their subjective nature. First, a brief literature review about verbal protocols is presented, in order to help to understand the design of the study in which they were used. After that, samples of incongruent classifications by two independent researchers are analyzed. In the last part, the steps taken to deal with the methodological problems are discussed, in an attempt to contribute to future studies in which this research method is used.
%K Verbal Protocols
%K Qualitative Research Methods
%K L2 Lexical Inferencing
%U http://www2.unucseh.ueg.br/vialitterae/assets/files/volume_revista/vol_3_num_2/Vol_3-2_1_BALDO_Limitacoes_protocolos_verbais.pdf