Linguistic alignment in second language acquisition: A methodological review

Alignment and embodiment in a play script writing process: A sociocognitive perspective

“…The idea of alignment in sociocognitive orientation has gained prominence in applied linguistics with the use of mind-body-world integration on meaning construction and language learning (Canagarajah, 2018c). However, research methods on second language acquisition are increasingly being applied to investigate L2 alignment (Kim & Michel, 2023). In referring to alignment, some previous studies focusing on the sociocognitive alignment in the interaction between human and nonhuman activity also become the basic notion of this study.…”

“…Recently, much studies concerning the issue on alignment, interaction and competence (Atkinson et al, 2007;Canagarajah, 2018a;Kim & Michel, 2023;Nishino & Atkinson, 2015;Uzum, 2011) in second language writing has become widely discussed by scholars. Although many studies have been conducted from the sociocognitive perspective, more study on alignment focusing on a play script story writing process in literature is needed.…”