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Elicited imitation in second language acquisition research: New insights to advance methodological rigor (Introduction to the special issue) 第二语言习得研究中的诱导模仿：提高方法严谨性的新见解（特刊导言）

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100112

Megan Solon , Hae In Park

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Adding discourse to sentence repetition tasks: Under which conditions does bilingual children's performance improve? 在句子重复任务中添加话语：在什么条件下双语儿童的成绩会提高？

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100107

Jacopo Torregrossa , Andrea Listanti , Christiane Bongartz , Theodoros Marinis

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Can an extended-matching second-language vocabulary test format bridge the gap between meaning-recognition and meaning-recall? 扩展匹配的第二语言词汇测试形式能否弥合意义识别和意义回忆之间的差距？

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100109

Tim Stoeckel , Hung Tan Ha , Duyen Thi Bich Nguyen , Christopher Nicklin

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Examining the criterion validity of curriculum-based measurement of writing (CBM-W) with young EFL learners 检验以课程为基础的写作测量（CBM-W）对年轻英语学习者的标准有效性

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100108

Keith M. Graham

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Postdigital ethnography in applied linguistics: Beyond the online and offline in language learning 应用语言学中的后数字民族志：超越语言学习中的在线和离线

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100111

Chaoran Wang , Suresh Canagarajah

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Text and reading task variables in incidental L2 vocabulary learning from reading: A methodological synthesis 从阅读中附带学习 L2 词汇的文本和阅读任务变量：方法论综述

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100110

Yuya Arai, Kotaro Takizawa

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Ethics in applied linguistics research: Evidence and action 应用语言学研究中的伦理问题：证据与行动

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100104

Daniel R. Isbell , Peter I. De Costa

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Utilizing ASReview in screening primary studies for meta-research in SLA: A step-by-step tutorial 利用 ASReview 筛选语言学习元研究的主要研究：分步教程

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100101

Yazhuo Quan, Tetiana Tytko, Bronson Hui

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What's ethics got to do with applied linguistics? Revisiting the past, considering the present, and being optimistic about the future of our field 伦理与应用语言学有什么关系？回顾过去，审视现在，展望未来

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100103

Peter I. De Costa

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Keeping in time: The design of qualitative longitudinal research in SLA 与时俱进：语言学习服务（SLA）定性纵向研究的设计

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmal.2024.100102

Alastair Henry , Peter D. MacIntyre

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