VERBAL REPORTS AS A METHOD TO ELICIT LEXICAL PROCESSING STRATEGIES

Abstract

The present paper addresses the advantages and the limitations of using verbal reports in a study on the lexical processing strategies of learners' reading in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Indonesia. While verbal reports offer invaluable data in exploring mental processing, caution should be applied in its use; consequently, a number of actions need to be taken to minimize the limitations to obtain more valid data.

Keywords

• research methods
• verbal report
• think aloud
• verbal protocol
• protocol analysis
• reading
• vocabulary
• strategies.