(1) Answer the following questions

based on the book by McKay, pages

60-71
1. What is the purpose of conducting
introspective research?
To investigate what is going on in the learner’s
mind
Introspective: to examine one’s perception and
sensory experiences; the process of
examining your own thoughts and feelings
2. Mention the two kinds of introspective
research.
-Verbal Reports (report using the language,
created under the teacher’s request)
-Diary studies (daily personal notes, it may be
already available from the students)
3. Mention the two kinds of verbal reports
and explain the difference between the two.
-think aloud (can be done for reading and
writing, verbalized during the learning
process) disadvantage: it can interrupt
-retrospective report (can be done for listening,
speaking, writing, and reading, verbalized
after the process) disadvantage: cannot
remember the detail
4. Mention some characteristics of diary study.
-introspective (what’s going on in the minds)
-personal/subjective/bias