Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology

This study considers the issues related to the critical methodology. The paper states that in such a methodology, different interdisciplinary perspectives become available since it is a methodology which acknowledges that social processes are dynamic and not static and that social phenomena are too...

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Main Author: Phyllis G. L. Chew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
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Online Access:http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3559
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description This study considers the issues related to the critical methodology. The paper states that in such a methodology, different interdisciplinary perspectives become available since it is a methodology which acknowledges that social processes are dynamic and not static and that social phenomena are too complex to be dealt with adequately in only one field. It also mentions that a critical methodology offers the widest scope for a more significant and socially relevant discourse analysis which does not rum to separate theory from application.
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spelling doaj-art-7ca1d28444d94a1c946cb430da8bdb1c2024-11-26T18:59:51ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-06-01101Coming to Grips with a Critical MethodologyPhyllis G. L. Chew0Nanyang Technological University, Singapore This study considers the issues related to the critical methodology. The paper states that in such a methodology, different interdisciplinary perspectives become available since it is a methodology which acknowledges that social processes are dynamic and not static and that social phenomena are too complex to be dealt with adequately in only one field. It also mentions that a critical methodology offers the widest scope for a more significant and socially relevant discourse analysis which does not rum to separate theory from application. http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3559critical linguistics;discourse analysis;critical methodologyethnographical approach
spellingShingle Phyllis G. L. Chew
Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
Journal of Modern Languages
critical linguistics;
discourse analysis;
critical methodology
ethnographical approach
title Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
title_full Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
title_fullStr Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
title_full_unstemmed Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
title_short Coming to Grips with a Critical Methodology
title_sort coming to grips with a critical methodology
topic critical linguistics;
discourse analysis;
critical methodology
ethnographical approach
url http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3559
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