Research Methods in Applied Linguistics Journal

01/02/2025

Just out in RMAL: Kessler, M., Ferronato, T., Jos, M., Centurion, T., Akay, M., & Kim, J. (2025). Mobile-assisted language learning with commercial apps : A focused methodological review of quantitative/mixed methods research and ethics. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4, 1-11.

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Ana Pellicer-Sánchez and Maribel Montero Perez
"Eye-tracking in vocabulary research: Introduction to the special issue"

Vocabulary researchers are increasingly making use of the eye-tracking method to investigate topics that were traditionally examined using offline tes…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Sangeun Kim, Phoenix Williams, and Lee McCallum
"Modelling the use of the tool for the automatic analysis of syntactic sophistication and complexity (TAASSC)"

This methods tutorial introduces the Tool for the Automatic Analysis of Syntactic Sophistication and Complexity (TAASSC), a linguistic analysis tool d…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Irene Fioravanti and Anna Siyanova-Chanturia
"Eye movements in the investigation of different properties of multi-word expressions: A systematic review"

The last ten years have seen an increased use of the eye-tracking methodology in the investigation of vocabulary processing in both L1 and L2. In part…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Taichi Yamash*ta and Reza Neiriz
"Why replicate? Systematic review of calls for replication in Language Teaching"

A first and critical step towards successful engagement with replication is to provide justifications to replicate the initial study. Despite existing…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Matthew D. Coss and Hyun-Bin Hwang
"Issues with pedagogical implications in applied linguistics research: A mixed-methods systematic evaluation"

Applied linguists often aim to conduct research with implications for practitioners (widely construed), but only recently has a research agenda emerge…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Ryan Spring and Naoyuki Ono
"Creating an automated tool to assist with event-conflation studies: An explanation and argument for its importance"

Since the inception of Talmy's (1985) theory of event conflation and his subsequent typology based on it (Talmy, 1995), many studies have been conduct…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Marc Brysbaert and Denis Drieghe
"The use of eye movement corpora in vocabulary research"

Analysis of existing datasets of eye movements in reading is a valuable tool for vocabulary research because it allows researchers to examine word rec…

07/02/2024

Out in RMAL by Tomoko Yobukoshi,
"Validating a scale to measure self-regulated learning strategies for independent listening beyond the EFL classroom"

The present study aimed to validate a self-report questionnaire created and used in Yabukoshi (2023) to assess learners’ perceived use of self-regulat…

03/11/2023

Out in RMAL by Adam Pfau, Charlene Polio, and Yiran Xu
"Exploring the potential of ChatGPT in assessing L2 writing accuracy for research purposes"

This study investigates ChatGPT's potential for measuring linguistic accuracy in second language writing for research purposes. We processed 100 L2 es…

03/11/2023

Out in RMAL by Kathy Conklin and Sara Alotaibi
"Eye-tracking reading-while-listening: Challenges and methodological considerations in vocabulary research"

Learners need to know a considerable number of words to function in a second or foreign language. To help increase their word knowledge, learners are …

09/10/2023

Out in RMAL by Hyun-Bin Hwang, and Charlene Polio
"Text Length Effects on the Reliability of Syntactic Complexity Indices'

Automated tools are widely used to assess syntactic complexity in second language (L2) writing studies; however, the effects of text length on syntact…

09/10/2023

Out in RMAL by Matt Kessler, Francesca Marino, and Dacota Liska
"Netnographic research ethics in applied linguistics: A systematic review of data collection and reporting practices"

Ethnography – a methodological staple of applied linguistics research since the field's inception – has well-established ethical guidelines. Although …

09/10/2023

Out in RMAL by Jonathan Phipps
"The validation of Two L2 self-efficacy instruments using Rasch analysis"

This study seeks to validate two instruments designed to measure second and foreign language speaking self-efficacy. One-hundred and ninety first- and…

25/09/2023

Out in RMAL by Juan Berríos, Angela Swain, and Melinda Fricke
"Implementing the map task in applied linguistics research: What, how, and why"

The “map task” is an interactive, goal-driven, real-time conversational task used to elicit semi-controlled natural language production data. We prese…

18/09/2023

Out in RMAL by Nienke Meulman, Simone A. Sprenger, Monika S. Schmid, and Martijn Wieling
"GAM-based individual difference measures for L2 ERP studies"

ERPs (Event-Related Potentials) have become a widely-used measure to study second language (L2) processing. To study individual differences, tradition…

11/09/2023

Out in RMAL by Manuel F. Pulido, and Kathy Conklin
"Realizing new potential in vocabulary studies: Co-registration of eye movements and brain potentials"

Progress in vocabulary learning is often not immediately apparent in behavior, posing limitations to our understanding of ongoing development. One pot…

04/09/2023

Out in RMAL by Mandy Faretta-Stutenberg, Bernard I. Issa, Harriet Wood Bowden, and Kara Morgan-Short
"Parallel forms reliability of two versions of the Spanish Elicited Imitation Task"

Assessing proficiency in a standardized way is fundamental to second language acquisition research methodology and theory building. Ortega and colleag…