The factors that influence rater scoring have been a subject of great interest to researchers
in second language assessment. However, the research on the impact of test-takers' speech …

In this exploratory study, we considered the method of combining event‐related potentials
(ERPs) and source attributions as a means for examining the explicit or implicit nature of …

Preregistration is an open science practice that requires the specification of research
hypotheses and analysis plans before the data are inspected. Here, we discuss the benefits …

Researchers in second language acquisition have turned to eye-tracking technology, or the
real-time recording of eye movements, to study questions of processes and knowledge in …

Learners need to know a considerable number of words and formulaic sequences (eg,
idioms, collocations, binomials) to function in a second or foreign language. However, it is …

Increasing numbers of international students enter university education via English
language bridging programs. Much research has overlooked the nature of second language …

First language acquisition is implicit, in that explicit information about the language structure
to be learned is not provided to children. Instead, they must acquire both vocabulary and …

Norbert Schmitt’s essential bookshelf: Formulaic language Page 1 FIRST PERSON
SINGULAR The essential bookshelf In this series, Language Teaching invites a well-established …

Research in the past few years has investigated the semantic complexity of expressions with
aspectual verbs followed by entity-denoting complements such as finish the book that led to …

The benefits of multimodal input on foreign language listening comprehension and
vocabulary learning are well-established, but only recently has its impact on pronunciation …