My new paper is now open access in TESOL Quarterly!
In this paper, I reconceptualize goals in L2 grit research and provide a framework that enables micro-level analysis of the grit–goal relationship.
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https://t.co/ouQSzbLlF1
Our paper is now open access in RMAL!
In this paper, we compare two ways of conceptualizing L2 listening strategies and discuss the potential of a novel, formative approach for intervention research.
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https://t.co/T4H27jHQDm
New article:
Mikami, H. & Liu, K. (2026). Formative modeling of metacognitive listening awareness: Model comparison and extension of Alamer and Alsagoafi (2023). Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 5(3), 100337: https://t.co/6bX1BeaPIO
Do task engagement behaviors always mean the same thing?
We analyzed brain-to-brain synchrony during communicative tasks in which learners practiced vocabulary either before or after the task. When practice came BEFORE, richer engagement aligned with neural synchrony in social-cognitive regions—a marker of genuine collaboration. When it came AFTER, the very same co-constructive behaviors instead tracked with lower synchrony in language-processing regions, looking more like compensatory effort to cover lexical gaps.
Suzuki, Y., Nozawa, T., Nakamura, S., Uchihara, T., Miyazaki, A., & Jeong, H. (2026). Same behavior, different brain: A triangulated neurocognitive re-evaluation of task engagement in TBLT. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 5(3), 100331.
Open Access: https://t.co/2ZDWMWCwuh
This is the second installment of our interdisciplinary fNIRS project—a huge thank you to my wonderful collaborators and neuroscience experts at the University of Toyama, Tamagawa University, Tohoku University, and the University of Tokyo!
تعلن مجلة اللغات الحديثة (The Modern Language Journal) عن سياستها الجديدة التي تُلزم الباحثين بتسليم نسخة كاملة من أدوات الدراسة قبل البدء في عملية التحكيم، مع نشر هذه الأدوات إلى جانب البحث بعد قبوله للنشر، وذلك تعزيزًا للشفافية.
للمزيد من التفاصيل:
https://t.co/bcSH2Yv3RN
Beğendiğim bir makale👇🏼 nitel çalışmalarda sık görülen ve kolay adlandırılmayan bir durum: erken analitik kapanış (premature closure of analysis). Yani araştırmacının birkaç kod/kategori gördüğünde analizi tamamlanmış sayması; oysa veri henüz derinlemesine yorumlanmamış oluyor.++