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601. Polat, B. and Kim, Y. (2014). Dynamics of Complexity and Accuracy: A Longitudinal Case Study of Advanced Untutored Development, Applied Linguistics, 35(2), 184-207. doi:10.1093/applin/amt013
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: Turkish immigrant, Native English Speakers
No. of subjects/data: 1, 3
Instruments: Interview
Method of analysis: dynamic systems approach
Other aspects: Dynamic Systems Theory
Research design:
Longitudinal research
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
complexity, accuracy, SLA, dynamic systems approach, linguistic development


602. Kinsella, C. and Singleton, D. (2014). Much More Than Age. Applied Linguistics, 35(4), 441-462. doi:10.1093/applin/amu032
Location:
France
Type of subjects/data: anglophone near-native users of French
No. of subjects/data: 20
Instruments: Test, Task/ activity, Questionnaire, Interview
Method of analysis: - test was scored
- data from the interview were examined
- pearson correlations were conducted to determine relationship between different variables
Other aspects: - lexico-grammatical test
- linguistic background questionnaire
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
proficiency, French, anglophone adult learners, native-likeness


603. Sparrow, W. (2014). Unconventional word segmentation in emerging bilingual students’ writing: A longitudinal analysis. Applied Linguistics, 35(3), 263-282. doi:10.1093/applin/amt012
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 25
Instruments: Written report/ paper
Method of analysis: - instances of hyposegmentation and hypersegmentation in writing samples were analysed.
- instances of unconventional segmentation were compared across students, languages, and grade levels
Other aspects:
Research design:
Longitudinal research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
unconventional segmentation, hyposegmentation, hypersegmentation, bilingual students


604. Zhang, X. and Lu, X. (2014). A Longitudinal study of receptive vocabulary breadth knowledge growth and vocabulary fluency development. Applied Linguistics, 35(3), 283-304. doi:10.1093/applin/amt014
Location:
China
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 300
Instruments: Test
Method of analysis: - growth in vocabulary breadth knowledge and development of vocabulary fluency at different levels were measured.
- vocabulary fluency among groups with different and similar vocabulary breadth knowledge were compared.
- vocabulary fluency development after full breadth knowledge is acquired was measured.

*statistical tests used in the analysis: means, standard deviation, ANOVAs, Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) post hoc tests, two-step cluster analysis with Schwarz's Bayesian Criterion
Other aspects:
Research design:
Longitudinal research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
vocabulary breadth knowledge, vocabulary fluency


605. Durrant, P. (2014). Discipline and level specificity in university students’ written vocabulary. Applied Linguistics, 35(3), 328-356. doi:10.1093/applin/amt016
Location:
United Kingdom
Type of subjects/data: Corpus (BAWE)
No. of subjects/data: 1 (5,770,728 words)
Instruments:
Method of analysis: - a high-frequency vocabulary list for students from different disciplines and at different stages of academic study was created.
- the degree to which these vocabulary are overlapped was determined.
- clusters of student groups with shared vocabulary needs were identified.
Other aspects: - open-source statistical package R
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
vocabulary, academic vocabulary, specialized vocabulary, BAWE


606. Muñoz, C. (2014). Contrasting Effects of Starting Age and Input on the Oral Performance of Foreign Language Learners. Applied Linguistics, 35(4), 463-482. doi:10.1093/applin/amu024
Location:
Spain
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 160
Instruments: Questionnaire, Test
Method of analysis: - all narrative samples were transcribed
- oral performance in terms of structural and lexical complexity, accuracy, and fluency was measured
Other aspects: measures of oral performance
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
age, input, early start, oral performance, fluency, lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, accuracy


607. Granena, G. (2014). Language Aptitude and Long-term Achievement in Early Childhood L2 Learners. Applied Linguistics, 35(4), 483-503. doi:10.1093/applin/amu013
Location:
Spain
Type of subjects/data: early childhood learners/ native speakers of Spanish
No. of subjects/data: 50/ 20
Instruments: Questionnaire, Interview, Test
Method of analysis: the speeded- and non-speeded-response tests and language aptitude tests were scored by means of:
- average aptitude scores
- average response time
- percentage accuracy scores

*statistics: Cronbach's alpha, mean, sd, one sample K-S tests, z-scores, independent samples t-test, correlations, Levene's test, Cohen's d
Other aspects: quantitative analysis methods
Research design:
Quasi-experimental research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
language aptitude, SLA, early childhood learners, early bilinguals


608. Kinsella, C. and Singleton, D. (2014). Much More Than Age. Applied Linguistics, 35(4), 441-462. doi:10.1093/applin/amu032
Location:
France
Type of subjects/data: anglophone near-native users of French
No. of subjects/data: 20
Instruments: Test, Task/ activity, Questionnaire, Interview
Method of analysis: - test was scored
- data from the interview were examined
- pearson correlations were conducted to determine relationship between different variables
Other aspects: - lexico-grammatical test
- linguistic background questionnaire
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
proficiency, French, anglophone adult learners, native-likeness


609. McGrath, L. (2014). Parallel language use in academic and outreach publication: A case study of policy and practiceOriginal Research Article. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 13, 5-16.
Location:
Sweden
Type of subjects/data: scholars
No. of subjects/data: 15
Instruments: Questionnaire, Interview, Document
Method of analysis: content analysis
Other aspects:
Research design:
Case study
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Parallel language use, Language policy, Multilingual scholars, Writing for publication, Language choice


610. Gnutzmann, C. and Rabe, F. (2014). ‘Theoretical subtleties’ or ‘text modules’? German researchers' language demands and attitudes across disciplinary cultures. Journal for Academic Purposes, 13, 31-40.
Location:
Germany
Type of subjects/data: scholars
No. of subjects/data: 24
Instruments: Interview
Method of analysis: interview data was thematized
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Language demands, Non-native English-speaking scholars, Academic writing, Disciplinary cultures, Interviewing, Language norms


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