This chapter provides an overview of the status quo of the research on individual difference
(ID) factors in second language acquisition (SLA). It opens with a clarification of the scope …

Throughout the history of applied linguistics,“practice” and “automatization” have frequently
elicited negative connotations with mechanical, mindless drills of structural patterns and …

This chapter reports a methodological synthesis of experimental tasks used in research of
automaticity in second language (L2) comprehension. Our survey yielded 34 instances of …

This chapter presents an overview of extant research on practice and automatization.
Identifying what kind of “practice” is effective for automatization—the gradual and extended …

Second language (L2) listening requires efficient processing of continuing incoming
information (Vandergrift & Goh, 2012). Even so, research into individual differences in L2 …

This study examined the development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations, and the
roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice conditions in the development process …

Response times (RTs) have become ubiquitous in second language acquisition (SLA)
research, providing empirical evidence for the theorization of the language learning process …

Research on mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has revealed that high rates of
attrition among users can undermine the potential benefits of this learning method. To …

Interactive digital tools increasingly used for language learning can provide detailed system
logs (eg, number of attempts, responses submitted), and thereby a window into the user's …

Audiobooks allow language learners to read and listen to the same text simultaneously; yet
the effects of this bimodal input (written and spoken) on learners' comprehension have been …