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Direct linkGass, Susan; Loewen, Shawn; Plonsky, Luke – Language Teaching, 2021
First, we trace the history of second language acquisition (SLA) from early stages in the mid-twentieth century to today. We next consider the status of the field in today's research world with a particular focus on all aspects of methodology and, finally, we take a look at the future and discuss issues related to scientific rigor in light of Open…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Futures (of Society), Research Methodology
Plonsky, Luke; Gass, Susan – Language Learning, 2011
This article constitutes the first empirical assessment of methodological quality in second language acquisition (SLA). We surveyed a corpus of 174 studies (N = 7,951) within the tradition of research on second-language interaction, one of the longest and most influential traditions of inquiry in SLA. Each report was coded for methodological…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis, Surveys
