Uncovering Sampling Biases, Advancing Inclusivity, and Rethinking Theoretical Accounts in Second Language Acquisition
Introduction to the Special Issue SLA for All
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7900587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aline Godfroid (0000-0001-8011-7935, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Sible Andringa (0000-0002-0182-6977, University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 981-1002 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lang.12620 |
| OpenAlex | W4388990833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 37 |
The social sciences have grappled with sampling biases, perhaps most notably the prevalent reliance on convenience samples drawn from university student populations. Researchers in second language acquisition (SLA) have likewise taken steps to assess and address the scope of these biases and their effects on theory construction. This special issue presents a collection of replications and registered replication reports comprising one such initiative, titled SLA for All? The replications aimed to evaluate the generalizability of findings from foundational SLA studies, which were obtained with university‐educated participants, to nonuniversity participant groups. In this introduction to the special issue, we review and discuss the general failure to replicate the initial results, the complex notion of replication, and questions of research ethics. We offer an in‐depth reflection on how our perspectives, practices, and future plans have evolved and conclude with a vision for a more inclusive, diverse, and informative approach to SLA research going forward
Cognitive psychology · Generalizability theory · Linguistics · Replicate · Replication (statistics) · Sampling (signal processing) · Scope (computer science) · Second-language acquisition · Statistics · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
The Interface Between Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Acquisition
Linking Language Attitudes to Proficiency Across Learning Contexts
“A student is working on their own project”
Second-language writing development of adult immigrants following three study paths reflecting their varying levels of prior education
A comparison of lab- and web-based elicited imitation
Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners
Optimizing distributed practice online
Task design, L1 literacy, and second language oracy
Replication studies in second language acquisition research
Doing Psycholinguistics in Applied Linguistics
Praxeology, humanism, equity, and mixed methods
Digitally Empowered Assessment of Interactional Competence in a Second Language
What Is the Ideal Time to Provide Corrective Feedback? An Approximate Replication of Li, Zhu, and Ellis (2016)
The Ethics of College Students as Research Participants
Vocational Swedish for adult learners with limited educational background
TBLT and peer interaction beyond the traditional classroom
An overview of TBLT approaches and cognitive processes with heritage language learners
Open Access in language testing and assessment
A Latent Profile Analysis of Vocational L2 Learners’ Engagement With GenAI Feedback
From effective to optimal
Research agenda on well-being and language education
A Proposal to Center Relevance in Applied Linguistics Research
Intensity Matters Inside and Outside Primary School
Toward un-Weirding academic publishing about language [Applied Linguistics]
SLA and the Study of Equitable Multilingualism
Constraints on “Noticing the Gap”
The Influence of Planning and Task Type on Second Language Performance
Learning Without Awareness
Reflexivity in quantitative research
Effects of Form-Focused Practice and Feedback on Chinese Efl Learners’ Acquisition of Regular and Irregular Past Tense Forms
Most people are not Weird
The weirdest people in the world?
The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning1
Linguistic and Geographic Diversity in Research on Second Language Acquisition and Multilingualism
Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices
Replication in Second Language Research
Literacy and the Processing of Oral Recasts in SLA
The Role of Literacy Level in Second Language Acquisition
Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension
Sampling and Generalizability in Lx Research
Does Nonlinguistic Segmentation Predict Literacy in Second Language Education? Statistical Learning in Ivorian Primary Schools
Effects of Form-Focused Practice and Feedback
Repetition and Incidental Learning of Multiword Units
Learning Without Awareness by Academic and Nonacademic Samples
First Language Literacy and Second Language Oracy
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 12 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |