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631. Martín, P., Rey-Rocha, J., Burgess, S., & Moreno, A. I. (2014). Publishing research in English-language journals: Attitudes, strategies and difficulties of multilingual scholars of medicine. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 16, 57-67.
Location:
Spain
Type of subjects/data: scholars
No. of subjects/data: 84
Instruments: Interview, Questionnaire
Method of analysis: mean, percentage
Other aspects:
Research design:
Survey research
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
Multilingual scholars of medicine; Needs analysis; English for research publication purposes


632. Ädel, A. (2014). Selecting quantitative data for qualitative analysis: A case study connecting a lexicogrammatical pattern to rhetorical moves. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 16, 68-80.
Location:
Sweden
Type of subjects/data: learners, native speakers of English
No. of subjects/data: 62, 82
Instruments: Essay
Method of analysis: - the occurrence of the anticipatory 'it' patterns in the essays written by learners and native speakers were quantified
- for each set of the data, connections between anticipatory 'it' subpatterns and specific rhetorical moves were examined
- the differences between two data sets were identified
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
Learner corpus; Overuse; Underuse; Equal use; Rhetorical moves; Lexicogrammatical pattern


633. Sawaki, T. (2014). On the function of stance-neutral formulations: Apparent neutrality as a powerful stance constructing resource. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 16, 81-92.
Location:
Australia
Type of subjects/data: introductory chapters of PhD theses in history
No. of subjects/data: 40
Instruments:
Method of analysis: - identifying stance-neutral formulations
- identifying and coding functional units
Other aspects: UAM Corpus Tool
Research design:
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
Stance; Intertextuality; Reader response; History discourse; Thesis writing; Genre


634. Dippold, D. (2014), “That's Wrong”: Repair and Rapport in Culturally Diverse Higher Education Classrooms. The Modern Language Journal, 98(1): 402–416. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12061.x
Location:
United Kingdom
Type of subjects/data: tutors, students
No. of subjects/data: 2, 22
Instruments: Video recordings, Interview
Method of analysis: the rapport management strategies used by tutors in two classroom settings were analysed:
- the sequential organization of repair
- the design of repair initiating turns
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
classroom interaction; repair; rapport management; English for Academic Purposes; English as a Lingua Franca


635. Rassaei, E. (2014), Scaffolded Feedback, Recasts, and L2 Development: A Sociocultural Perspective. The Modern Language Journal, 98(1): 417–431. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12060.x
Location:
Iran
Type of subjects/data: Persian EFL learners
No. of subjects/data: 78
Instruments: Test, Task/ activity
Method of analysis: learners' achievements in the two experimental groups were compared with the control group using ANOVA
Other aspects:
Research design:
Quasi-experimental research
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
corrective feedback; negotiation; recasts; scaffolded feedback; sociocultural theory; zone of proximal development


636. Muñoz, C. and Llanes, À. (2014), Study Abroad and Changes in Degree of Foreign Accent in Children and Adults. The Modern Language Journal, 98(1): 432–449. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12059.x
Location:
Spain
Type of subjects/data: children, adults
No. of subjects/data: 28, 27
Instruments: Interview, Questionnaire, Task/ activity, Test
Method of analysis: changes in degree of foreign accent in children and adults were compared: descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test, correlations
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
study abroad; foreign accent; age; L2 pronunciation; learning contexts


637. Plonsky, L. (2014), Study Quality in Quantitative L2 Research (1990–2010): A Methodological Synthesis and Call for Reform. The Modern Language Journal, 98(1): 450–470. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12058.x
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: research articles
No. of subjects/data: 606
Instruments: (Research articles)
Method of analysis: - quantitative research studies were surveyed on 2 features: statistical analyses, and data reporting practices (frequency, percentage)
- the results for studies published between 1990-1999 and from 2000-2010 were examined for changes taking place in the field
Other aspects: coding scheme (Plonsky and Gass, 2011) (http://www.iris-database.org/)
Research design:
Survey research
Level of detail: High

Keywords:
study quality; quantitative research methods; meta-analysis; research synthesis; statistical reform


638. Bowles, M. A., Adams, R. J. and Toth, P. D. (2014), A Comparison of L2–L2 and L2–Heritage Learner Interactions in Spanish Language Classrooms. The Modern Language Journal, 98(2): 497–517. doi: 10.1111/modl.12086
Location:
United States
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 52
Instruments: Task/ activity, Questionnaire, Audio-recordings
Method of analysis: - the occurrence of focus on form, the amount of talk in the task, and perceptions of interlocutors produced by 2 groups of students were measured and compared in terms of collaborative, interactive language-related episodes (LREs) and individually initiated self-repair

statistics: descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test, factor analysis, Bartlett's test of sphericity
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
conversational interaction; Interaction Hypothesis; focus on form; L2 learners; learner–learner dyads; task-based interaction; heritage learners


639. Taguchi, N. (2014), Development of Interactional Competence in Japanese as a Second Language: Use of Incomplete Sentences as Interactional Resources. The Modern Language Journal, 98(2): 518–535. doi: 10.1111/modl.12087
Location:
Japan
Type of subjects/data: students
No. of subjects/data: 18
Instruments: Task/ activity
Method of analysis: the occurrence of incomplete sentence endings was analysed
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Low

Keywords:
interactional competence; Japanese; incomplete utterances; study abroad


640. Alptekin, C., Erçetin, G. and Özemir, O. (2014), Effects of Variations in Reading Span Task Design on the Relationship Between Working Memory Capacity and Second Language Reading. The Modern Language Journal, 98(2): 536–552. doi: 10.1111/modl.12089
Location:
Turkey
Type of subjects/data: late adult learners
No. of subjects/data: 98
Instruments: Test, Task/ activity
Method of analysis: - the storage and processing components of the L1 and L2 reading span tasks were scored and compared
statistics: descriptive statistics, correlation, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Stepwise multiple regression
Other aspects:
Research design:
Level of detail: Medium

Keywords:
working memory; reading span task; second language reading


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