Replication in CALL

The future of replication in applied linguistics: Toward a standard for replication studies

“…These proposed standards for replication studies in applied linguistics were devised following a critical review and synthesis of the following: Abbuhl (2011), Appelbaum et al (2018), Atkinson (2012), Brandt et al (2014), Brown (2012), Errington et al (2021), In'nami et al (2022), Isager et al (2023, Language Teaching Review Panel (2008), Marsden et al (2018), Mackey (2012), McManus (2022a, 2022b, McManus and Liu (2022), Morrison (2022), Nosek and Errington (2020), Plucker and Makel (2021), Polio (2012), Polio and Gass (1997), Porte (2012), Porte and McManus (2019), Tschichold (2023), Yamashita and Neiriz (2024), Zwaan et al (2018).…”

“…This is one reason why calls for replication are becoming more common (Nerenz, 2016;Plonsky, 2012;Plucker & Makel, 2021;Zwaan et al, 2018). Applied linguists have responded to this state of affairs by discussing and promoting replication studies in several ways, including books and reviews of the field (e.g., Porte, 2012;Yamashita & Neiriz, 2024), journal special issues (e.g., Atkinson, 2012;McManus, 2024;Tschichold, 2023), designated strands in journals for replication studies (e.g., Language Teaching, Studies in Second Language Acquisition), conference symposia and workshops (e.g., American Association for Applied Linguistics, 2009Linguistics, , 2020International Symposium on Bilingualism, 2023;Symposium on Second Language Writing, 2010), and research funding earmarked for replication studies (e.g., Institute of Educational Sciences). Replication efforts like these are also in lockstep with significant and growing interest in Open Science initiatives that aim to make scholarship more open, inclusive, and transparent (e.g., Open Science badges, study preregistration, preprints, postprints; see Liu, 2023;Marsden, 2019;Plonsky, 2024).…”