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A Polish adaptation of the usage-based approach to metaphor identification and analysis in caregiver interactions with children 波兰对基于使用的隐喻识别和分析方法进行了改编，用于在照顾者与儿童的互动中进行隐喻识别和分析

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100100

Dorota Gaskins

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The language learning orientations scale and language learners’ motivation in Japan: A partial replication study 语言学习方向量表与日本语言学习者的学习动机：部分复制研究

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100096

Paul Leeming, Justin Harris

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Interrater agreement in genre analysis: A methodological review and a comparison of three measures 体裁分析中的内部一致性：方法回顾和三种测量方法的比较

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100097

Minjin Kim, Xixin Qiu, Yuanheng (Arthur) Wang

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Eye-tracking in vocabulary research: Introduction to the special issue 词汇研究中的眼动跟踪：特刊简介

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100095

Ana Pellicer-Sánchez , Maribel Montero Perez

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Issues with pedagogical implications in applied linguistics research: A mixed-methods systematic evaluation 应用语言学研究中具有教学意义的问题：混合方法系统评估

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100094

Matthew D. Coss , Hyun-Bin Hwang

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Eye movements in the investigation of different properties of multi-word expressions: A systematic review 研究多词表达的不同属性时的眼动：系统回顾

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100092

Irene Fioravanti , Anna Siyanova-Chanturia

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Modelling the use of the tool for the automatic analysis of syntactic sophistication and complexity (TAASSC) 使用句法复杂程度和复杂性自动分析工具（TAASSC）建模

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100087

Sangeun Kim , Phoenix Williams , Lee McCallum

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Why replicate? Systematic review of calls for replication in Language Teaching 为什么要复制？系统回顾语言教学中的复制呼吁

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100091

Taichi Yamashita , Reza Neiriz

{"title":"Why replicate? Systematic review of calls for replication in Language Teaching","authors":"Taichi Yamashita , Reza Neiriz","doi":"10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A first and critical step towards successful engagement with replication is to provide justifications to replicate the initial study. Despite existing guidelines, many researchers are still left uninformed of how to justify their replication. In order to explore what justifications were made in the past and thereby to provide additional guidelines, the present study conducted a systematic review of calls for replication in the journal of <em>Language Teaching</em>. The study analyzed 24 calls for replication published from 2010 to 2020 that encouraged replication of 50 initial studies published from 1976 to 2019. These calls for replication were coded for suggested modifications to initial studies and aspects of validity. Three hundred suggested modifications were identified, many of which were associated with external validity (38%) or internal validity (34%). Construct validity (15%) and statistical conclusion validity (7%) were rarely mentioned. Further analyses showed that suggestions on exploratory replication studies tended to address construct validity (e.g., pragmatic competence) and focus less on external validity, but the opposite was true for suggestions on confirmatory replication studies (e.g., corrective feedback). Suggestions for future replication research and calls for replication are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101075,"journal":{"name":"Research Methods in Applied Linguistics","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772766123000514/pdfft?md5=e527c8d1f8bcd83c793299f9b8cf49c8&pid=1-s2.0-S2772766123000514-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139100170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The use of eye movement corpora in vocabulary research 在词汇研究中使用眼动语料库

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100093

Marc Brysbaert , Denis Drieghe

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Validating a scale to measure self-regulated learning strategies for independent listening beyond the EFL classroom 验证量表以衡量英语课堂教学之外的独立听力自我调节学习策略

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100090

Tomoko Yabukoshi

{"title":"Validating a scale to measure self-regulated learning strategies for independent listening beyond the EFL classroom","authors":"Tomoko Yabukoshi","doi":"10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present study aimed to validate a self-report questionnaire created and used in Yabukoshi (2023) to assess learners’ perceived use of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies for practicing listening skills to improve the TOEIC® listening scores outside the classroom in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. The instrument comprised 14 items on metacognitive SRL strategies used for out-of-class listening practice, which were divided into three subscales: strategies used in the forethought, performance, and self-reflection phases, drawing on Zimmerman's SRL model. The questionnaire was administered to 135 EFL undergraduates in Japan and subjected to a psychometric evaluation to determine its structural aspect of validity through reliability tests and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), as well as to assess its convergent and discriminant validity and its external aspect of validity (i.e., predictive validity). The instrument had sufficient internal consistency based on reliability tests (Cronbach's alpha). The CFA results indicated a relatively good and reasonable model fit, and the convergent validity was found to be adequate. The discriminant validity was not satisfactory, which was discussed based on SRL theory and previous empirical evidence. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the three strategy factors as a whole were a strong predictor of learners’ listening proficiency. The empirical evidence provides preliminary support for the application of SRL theory to the field of EFL listening. The results of this study contribute to the limited research on the assessment of SRL strategy use for listening practice outside EFL classrooms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101075,"journal":{"name":"Research Methods in Applied Linguistics","volume":"3 1","pages":"Article 100090"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772766123000502/pdfft?md5=e551ee422e0cba06831de466f4c46c51&pid=1-s2.0-S2772766123000502-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138570636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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