Self-determination theory is one of the most established motivational theories both within
second language learning and beyond. This theory has generated several mini-theories …

Researchers often make claims regarding the importance of predictor variables in multiple
regression analysis by comparing standardized regression coefficients (standardized beta …

What is quality in the context of applied linguistic research? Addressing this question is both
an intellectual and ethical imperative for the field. Toward that end, I propose a four-part …

Abstract Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) fall in the gray zone between responsible
research conduct and absolute misconduct (eg, falsification and fabrication). Whereas other …

Building on the increased concern over methodological quality and research judgment in
applied linguistics and elsewhere in the social sciences (eg, Gass et al., 2021; Open …

For many researchers in the social sciences, including those in applied linguistics, the term
ethics evokes the bureaucratic process of fulfilling the requirements of an ethics review …

In this focused methodological synthesis, the sample construction procedures of 110 second
language (L2) instructed vocabulary interventions were assessed in relation to effect size …

Reproducible research is an important topic that has been discussed in many fields,
including applied linguistics. It helps researchers to verify findings through attempts to re …

In psycholinguistic research, reaction time data is traditionally obtained in person via
laboratory-based experiments. Recently, data gathered online, whether through …

We investigate the statistical power and Type I error rate of the two most common
approaches to reading time (RT) analyses: assuming normality of residuals and …