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• TITLE: Circumstantial Suitability of a Case Study: Its Applications and Limitations in Linguistics

  AUTHORS: Nyamula Okowa, Omondi Odero

  KEYWORDS: Case Study, Definitional Crisis, Generalizability, Misunderstandings, Method, Research, Circumstantial Suitability

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, Vol.14 No.5, October 24, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Case study as a form of primary research method faces a serious definitional crisis among researchers in all areas of study. This library research aims to reconcile these definitions, establish whether case study is a method, a methodology, a design, a research or an approach. This paper analyzes the circumstances under which case study could be most suitable, especially in applied linguistics. The authors focus on the limitations of case study, its strengths notwithstanding. Despite its inherent weaknesses, case study remains a very powerful methodology for language researchers and for theory development in applied linguistics and language education. Its limitations in generalizability are counterbalanced by its detailed portrayal of issues, settings, individuals, and interactions.