Jonathon Ryan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3824313 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jonathon Ryan |
| NOMBRES | Jonathon |
| APELLIDO | Ryan |
| FIRMA | RYAN J |
| AFILIACIONES | Waikato Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0980-6900 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Task repetition and orientation in L2 oral narratives
This study examined how task repetition (performing the same task across multiple occasions) and task orientation (directed attention to linguistic form vs. message content) shape L2 learners’ oral narrative performance. Learners’ output was evaluated using the communication, content, and function (CCF) framework, which captures how speakers structure information, express meanings, and organize discourse. Chinese undergraduate learners were rando…
Overexplicit Second Language Reference
In research on referring expressions (REs), multiple explanations have been proposed for second language (L2) overexplicitness—the phenomenon of intermediate‐to‐advanced learners producing fuller REs than pragmatically required. However, these explanations have rarely been empirically tested. This study examined the cognitive load hypothesis and its interaction with the error avoidance and clarity hypotheses using a mixed‐model quasi‐experimental…
Task design, L1 literacy, and second language oracy
This paper reports a replication of part of Tavakoli and Foster’s (2008) investigation into the influence of narrative task design on second language (L2) oral performance. The initial study found in part that narratives with both foreground and background information elicited significantly greater syntactic complexity than those with only foreground information. This close replication adds the variable of literacy, conducting the study with adul…
The big global issues
In an age of persistent existential crises, governments and wider society are demanding from academia tangible contributions toward tackling the “big” contemporary issues, including climate change, demographic collapse, social instability, and the risks of escalating global conflict. Since all such problems involve a linguistic dimension, applied linguists are increasingly repurposing their research skills to achieve impact in such domains, far b…
Miscommunicated referent tracking in L2 English
For second language learners, reference remains a frequent source of error and pragmatic infelicity, even at relatively advanced levels. While most errors will be readily accommodated by the hearer, on some occasions they result in fundamental misunderstandings about what has been stated. This paper presents a case-by-case exploratory study of 22 such miscommunications and explores the discourse conditions under which such otherwise routine error…
First Language Literacy and Second Language Oracy
This article responds to calls for greater inclusivity in second language acquisition research and, more specifically, to calls to explore further the impact of first language literacy on second language oracy (e.g., Tarone et al., 2009). We conducted a partial replication of Foster and Skehan's (1996) influential study of task complexity, planning time, and performance over measures of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. The initial study and oth…
Because you’re all covered up’
Applied linguists have increasingly focused on how the lives of English language teachers and learners are shaped by race and its intersections with other marginalized identities (e.g. Von Esch et al, 2020). Curiously overlooked, however, are the experiences of one particularly stigmatized group in English‐majority countries: Muslim women veiled in niqab or hijab. In a global climate wary of displays of Muslim identity, such women are particularl…
The suitability of film for modelling the pragmatics of interaction
Introducing referents for recognition
Murray Garde, Culture, interaction and person reference in an Australian language. Amsterdam
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Overexplicit Referent Tracking in L2 English
The tendency of intermediate and advanced second language speakers to underuse pronouns and zero anaphora has been characterized as a developmental stage of overexplicitness, yet little consideration has been given to whether learners create sufficient contexts for their use. This study analyzed references across eight degrees of accessibility, revealing that this did not account for infrequent pronoun use by Chinese learners of English. Further …
First Language Literacy and Second Language Oracy
This article responds to calls for greater inclusivity in second language acquisition research and, more specifically, to calls to explore further the impact of first language literacy on second language oracy (e.g., Tarone et al., 2009). We conducted a partial replication of Foster and Skehan's (1996) influential study of task complexity, planning time, and performance over measures of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. The initial study and oth…
Overexplicit Referent Tracking in L2 English
The tendency of intermediate and advanced second language speakers to underuse pronouns and zero anaphora has been characterized as a developmental stage of overexplicitness, yet little consideration has been given to whether learners create sufficient contexts for their use. This study analyzed references across eight degrees of accessibility, revealing that this did not account for infrequent pronoun use by Chinese learners of English. Further …
Because you’re all covered up’
Applied linguists have increasingly focused on how the lives of English language teachers and learners are shaped by race and its intersections with other marginalized identities (e.g. Von Esch et al, 2020). Curiously overlooked, however, are the experiences of one particularly stigmatized group in English‐majority countries: Muslim women veiled in niqab or hijab. In a global climate wary of displays of Muslim identity, such women are particularl…
The suitability of film for modelling the pragmatics of interaction
Introducing referents for recognition
Murray Garde, Culture, interaction and person reference in an Australian language. Amsterdam
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Overexplicit Referent Tracking in L2 English
The tendency of intermediate and advanced second language speakers to underuse pronouns and zero anaphora has been characterized as a developmental stage of overexplicitness, yet little consideration has been given to whether learners create sufficient contexts for their use. This study analyzed references across eight degrees of accessibility, revealing that this did not account for infrequent pronoun use by Chinese learners of English. Further …
Introducing referents for recognition
The suitability of film for modelling the pragmatics of interaction
Because you’re all covered up’
Applied linguists have increasingly focused on how the lives of English language teachers and learners are shaped by race and its intersections with other marginalized identities (e.g. Von Esch et al, 2020). Curiously overlooked, however, are the experiences of one particularly stigmatized group in English‐majority countries: Muslim women veiled in niqab or hijab. In a global climate wary of displays of Muslim identity, such women are particularl…
Miscommunicated referent tracking in L2 English
For second language learners, reference remains a frequent source of error and pragmatic infelicity, even at relatively advanced levels. While most errors will be readily accommodated by the hearer, on some occasions they result in fundamental misunderstandings about what has been stated. This paper presents a case-by-case exploratory study of 22 such miscommunications and explores the discourse conditions under which such otherwise routine error…
First Language Literacy and Second Language Oracy
This article responds to calls for greater inclusivity in second language acquisition research and, more specifically, to calls to explore further the impact of first language literacy on second language oracy (e.g., Tarone et al., 2009). We conducted a partial replication of Foster and Skehan's (1996) influential study of task complexity, planning time, and performance over measures of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. The initial study and oth…
Task design, L1 literacy, and second language oracy
This paper reports a replication of part of Tavakoli and Foster’s (2008) investigation into the influence of narrative task design on second language (L2) oral performance. The initial study found in part that narratives with both foreground and background information elicited significantly greater syntactic complexity than those with only foreground information. This close replication adds the variable of literacy, conducting the study with adul…
The big global issues
In an age of persistent existential crises, governments and wider society are demanding from academia tangible contributions toward tackling the “big” contemporary issues, including climate change, demographic collapse, social instability, and the risks of escalating global conflict. Since all such problems involve a linguistic dimension, applied linguists are increasingly repurposing their research skills to achieve impact in such domains, far b…
Task repetition and orientation in L2 oral narratives
This study examined how task repetition (performing the same task across multiple occasions) and task orientation (directed attention to linguistic form vs. message content) shape L2 learners’ oral narrative performance. Learners’ output was evaluated using the communication, content, and function (CCF) framework, which captures how speakers structure information, express meanings, and organize discourse. Chinese undergraduate learners were rando…
Overexplicit Second Language Reference
In research on referring expressions (REs), multiple explanations have been proposed for second language (L2) overexplicitness—the phenomenon of intermediate‐to‐advanced learners producing fuller REs than pragmatically required. However, these explanations have rarely been empirically tested. This study examined the cognitive load hypothesis and its interaction with the error avoidance and clarity hypotheses using a mixed‐model quasi‐experimental…
Linguistics (8 obras) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 obras) · Philosophy (4 obras) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 obras) · Cognitive psychology (3 obras) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 obras)