Practice and progression in Second Language Research methods

Mackey, Alison

doi:10.1075/aila.27.04mac

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“…And, of course, as has long been known, the researcher's participation in the case study can change the nature of the event under study (Labov, ). However, this is not an issue for qualitative researchers alone; as we have argued here, all researchers must carefully consider how their position and perceptions might influence the data collected and explicitly address these concerns in any published report ( Mackey, ). This will not only enable researchers to make stronger claims, but also allows others to interpret the research and determine its generalizability or transferability.…”

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“…Examples of this methodological ‘blossoming’ are evident in the way second language researchers have been working, often in concert with neurolinguists, to understand how second languages are stored, processed, and used in the brain. As pointed out in Mackey (), Morgan–Short and Ullman () explain how brain imaging measures are beginning to answer and ask questions in second language research, for example, the relationship between implicit or explicit learning processes as drivers of second language development. As they note, event‐related potentials (ERPs) can assess electrophysiological responses to a stimulus.…”

Section: Current Work In Second Language Studies: a Broad Ambitiousmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both cognitively and socially oriented researchers are showing greater awareness of the importance of incorporating a range of perspectives. The field is pushing methodological boundaries in many directions (King & Lai, ; Mackey, ), borrowing from other disciplines, and has researchers increasingly recognizing the importance of working in partnership with those trained in different approaches from themselves, for example, neurolinguistics, cognitive psychology, political science, and cultural studies.…”

Section: Challenges and Opportunities For Layered Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research Methodology in Second Language Studies: Trends, Concerns, and New Directions

King

Mackey

2016

The Modern Language Journal

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The field of second language studies is using increasingly sophisticated methodological approaches to address a growing number of urgent, real‐world problems. These methodological developments bring both new challenges and opportunities. This article briefly reviews recent ontological and methodological debates in the field, then builds on these insights to consider some of the current dilemmas faced by researchers of second language teaching and learning, including concerns regarding fragmentation, generalizability, and replication. Through a review of recent research, we argue that one means of addressing these ongoing questions is to continue to focus collectively and collaboratively on solving real‐world problems of language learning, while also layering our perspectives. By layering, we mean considering the central philosophical challenges, often those that are basic values in our methodological approaches, such as objectivity and bias, from varied epistemological stances. We argue that recognizing these differences and using a layered approach will enhance and improve our attempts to address the pressing problems in our field.

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Section: Current Work In Second Language Studies: a Broad Ambitiousmentioning

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Section: Challenges and Opportunities For Layered Perspectivesmentioning

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Research Methodology in Second Language Studies: Trends, Concerns, and New Directions

King

Mackey

2016

The Modern Language Journal

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“…We implemented a mixed-method study [73] by combining methods that complement one another and shed light on important questions in our research [74][75][76][77][78][79]. We had a multimodal perspective for the analysis of our data (questionnaires, interviews, observations and field notes) [80][81][82][83].…”

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Heritage Language Use, Maintenance and Transmission by Second-Generation Immigrants in Cyprus

Karpava¹

2022

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There are both culturalist and structuralist approaches to the integration of the second-generation immigrants into mainstream society. These approaches focus on cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic assimilation. Successful societal membership is associated with psychosocial adaptation, hybrid identity, selective acculturation or biculturalism, which is an individual’s adjustment to new psychological and social conditions. Individual identity is related to the sense of belonging, integration and engagement in the current space. Self-identity is fluid and flexible; it comprises individual and collective identity, habitus or unconscious identity, agency and reflexivity, which is re-evaluated and adjusted throughout the life trajectory of a migrant and connected to citizenship and solidarity. This study investigated heritage language use, maintenance and transmission, as well as language and cultural identity and social inclusion of second-generation immigrants in Cyprus with various L1 backgrounds. The analysis of the data (e.g. questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, observations) showed that second-generation immigrants have a hybrid language and cultural identity, as well as multifarious perceptions regarding citizenship, inclusion and belonging. These immigrants try to assimilate to the target society, but at the same time they have a strong link with the community of residence, their L1 country and their heritage or home language. The participants also use mixed/multiple languages at home and elsewhere.

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“…The journal, Abraham (2008), is most frequently cited compared with other articles within the cluster, as shown in Figure 6. Cited journals tie for second place with a frequency value of 2, comprising Borenstein et al (2009), Henson (2006), Lee & Huang (2008), Mackey (2014).…”

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Mapping the Knowledge Domain of Meta-Analysis Used in SLA Research: A Scientometric Review (2000-2022)

Fang¹,

Cao²

2022

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The study examined intellectual domains of meta-analysis used in SLA research based on Chinese core journals and English peer-reviewed journals from 2000 to 2022. Two datasets were created via CSSCI and Web of Science (WoS): 1) a Chinese dataset of core Linguistic and educational journals comprising 50 articles, and 2) a WoS dataset of 167 articles published in the reputed journals within registers of Linguistics and educational research. It employed document co-citation analysis (DCA) and author co-citation analysis (ACA) to capture the underlying intellectual structure and characterize distinct clusters in the WoS dataset. Co-word analysis and burst detection were adopted to discern the research trends, frontiers, and hotspots displayed in the two datasets. Results show that the WoS dataset focuses on the research topics: L2 instruction, corrective feedback, computer-mediated communication, self-motivation, and L2 writing with papers about procedures or amendments to meta-analysis as the knowledge base. The author intellectual groups categorized under specific contexts demonstrate a profound influence. Keywords captured in the WoS dataset can be mainly grouped into three types: research subjects, research topics, and terminologies relevant to meta-analysis. In contrast, research topics and terms related to meta-analysis are the dominant lexical chunks in the Chinese dataset. The emerging research spots, individual factors, language achievements, and knowledge maps provide directions for future research.

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Practice and progression in Second Language Research methods

Cited by 20 publications

References 41 publications

Research Methodology in Second Language Studies: Trends, Concerns, and New Directions

Research Methodology in Second Language Studies: Trends, Concerns, and New Directions

Heritage Language Use, Maintenance and Transmission by Second-Generation Immigrants in Cyprus

Mapping the Knowledge Domain of Meta-Analysis Used in SLA Research: A Scientometric Review (2000-2022)

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