The effects of globalization on English language learning: Perspectives from Senegal and the United States

 
 

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EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON ENGLISH 
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Analysis and verification
 
In ethnomethodology, data analysis involves coding the materials for common descriptive 
labels (Sangasubanam, 2011). Several basic categories were established which served as themes 
for coding the data gathered from the ethnographic interviews and observations. First level 
coding narrowed the information from the interviews and observations into the following 
categories: educational, social, vocational, and cultural influences on language use. Further 
sorting of material allowed the researcher to determine themes and connections that exist within 
the data (Sangasubanam, 2011). These common themes were used to develop interpretations and 
conclusions relating to the initial research questions; the themes additionally provided 
information about outliers found in the data that did not correspond with the rest of the 
information (Sangasubanam, 2011). The data analysis was verified through triangulation of 
sources with peer researchers who also participated in the study abroad program (Sangasubanam, 
2011). Finally, the findings were verified with archival research and conclusions drawn from the 
literature.
Results 
The results of the study were assembled from the literature review, observations, and 
ethnographic interviews using the methodology described above. The data from the observations 
were organized in a chart and comparisons were made between the observations of each country 
and raw data from the interviews are located in Appendix A. Common themes from both the 
interviews and literature were pulled in order to organize the data into categories. Further 
discussion of the results and answers to the research questions are examined in the Discussion 
section.