Kevin McManus

Great to see this initiative, a call for researchers, educators, and practitioners in second #language (#L2) studies to review a set of ethics and accountability guidelines for #qualitative research #ResearchMethods #lingsky #langsky

New article in FLA: "Does order of instruction matter? A language program intervention for preterite-imperfect learning." TL;DR for Spanish teachers: changing the order of teaching the preterite-imperfect did NOT make a difference for students' mastery of the tenses. doi.org/10.1111/flan...

New paper: Comparing #lab-based and #remote data collection methods in second #language acquisition research. A close #replication study (McManus et al., in Research Methods in Applied #Linguistics) authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYuB9sT3h... #langsky #lingsky #researchmethods #online

Imagine if all the money academics pour into OA fees at for-profit publishing corporations went instead to academic societies, which exist to support science; or to university presses, which exist to support academia

<em>Language Learning</em> | Language Learning Research Club Journal | Wiley Online Library A one-page Accessible Summary of this article in nontechnical language is freely available in the Supporting Information online and at https://oasis-database.org

Very happy that our #replication study of Ellis and Sagarra (2010), a seminal study in the field, is now published!

Revisiting #Blocking Effects in Second #Language #Learning: A Close Replication of Ellis and Sagarra (2010b)
doi.org/10.1111/lang...

We have two permanent lectureships currently available at York - home and overseas applicants are welcome! Please share: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

The #quantitative / #qualitative divide in applied #linguistics: Call for papers

Two new JESLA roles: Assistant Editor and Marketing Assistant

Call for expression of interest, deadline 10 October 2025

Details on our website:
www.eurosla.org/new-jesla-ro...

Call for Special Issue abstracts is now open! The Language Testing Special Issue theme of 2027 is “Language Assessment and Policy”. Abstract submission deadline: October 1, 2025. journals.sagepub.com/page/ltj/spe...

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Enjoying #ISB15 and thinking about where to submit your next article? SSLA is the #1 ranked Language and Linguistics journal on Google Scholar!

Consider submitting your research: cup.org/43TvayT

McCallum_etal_2025 Research Cultures in Applied Linguistics and TESOL Lee McCallum, Dara Tafazoli, & Ali H. Al-Hoorie (Eds.) 2025

New #OpenAccess book, from Applied Linguistics Press: Research Cultures in #AppliedLinguistics and #TESOL (McCallum et al, 2025): www.appliedlinguisticspress.org/home/catalog...

OECS thematic collections.

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind.

Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

Post-Doctoral position - Department of Linguistics University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

I'm hiring a postdoc to start this fall! Come work with me? recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07123

Congratulations, Dan!

It's encouraging to see more and more people feeling ok with bringing L1 (and other Ls) into the classroom. It has clear learning benefits when it can be used as a pedagogical tool (rather than for classroom management). I've been fortunate to work on this topic for a few years now

📙 'The Meaning of Constructions' is out now!
A short book on how meaning works in Construction Grammar - covering semantic, pragmatic & social dimensions.
🔓 Open access for two weeks. Download from: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Grad Programs This page serves as a directory of graduate-level programs in applied linguistics. Its main purpose is to help prospective students find PhD/EdD programs that might match their scholarly interests as ...

Luke Plonsky has put together a directory of Applied Linguistics graduate programs in the US (in progress! get in touch if you have any others to add) over at Applied Linguistics Press. Great resource for prospective grad students and those interested in taking stock of the field.

Center for Open Science Virtual Event May 30, 2025 11:00 AM ET Estimating Replicability: Insights from the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative Speaker: Olavo Amaral, Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

📊🔬 What does replicability look like across a national sample of biomedical research?

Learn about the Brazilian Reproducibility Initiative's findings, lessons learned, and implications for metascience and research reform in our upcoming webinar!

💻 Register: cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Encouraging to see a diamond #OpenAccess journal dedicated to #replication and #reproduction studies. Hopefully submissions from #linguistics will be added to the preliminary list of fields soon enough www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in...

Wonderful news that #SLRF is going ahead this year, and looking forward to sharing recent work on the conceptualization and study of transfer in L2 #learning

Replication Research Symposium May 14 - 16, 2025 Europe/Berlin timezon

It is the week of the Replication Research Symposium! We have over 60 registrations (offline + online), about 20 contributions, and wonderful things to announce! Check out our book of abstracts or register for online participation: indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3176/

Interested in spending a couple of years in Oxford as a Marie Curie postdoc? It's a great environment to develop your research career (and a wonderful place to live). Expressions of interest due June 2nd. Contact potential mentors now. Details: www.humanities.ox.ac.uk/marie-sklodo...

After a great nine years at #PennState University, I finished up my last class this week. I’m excited to be taking up a new position in fall as Professor of Linguistics at the University of #Pittsburgh

Revisiting Blocking Effects in Second Language #Learning: A Close #Replication of Ellis and Sagarra (2010), forthcoming in Language Learning. osf.io/preprints/os... #linguistics #SLA

Flyer with information about hosting SLRF 2026. SLRF logo in top center, with mountains and “Elevating Perspectives in L2 Research” tagline. Call for host proposals: SLRF 2026 Want to host SLRF 2026? SLRF is a long-standing, student-organized conference with nearly 40 years of history in the field of L2 research. It’s more than a research event – it’s a friendly, welcoming space where scholars at all levels come together to share ideas, connect, and build community. Why host SLRF? -Create space for meaningful conversations and new collaborations -Showcase your department, program, or center on an international stage -Be part of the tradition that values both scholarly excellence and student leadership -Bring energy invisibility to your academic community You won’t be alone! -SLRF 2025 will bass along all planning materials, templates, and timelines -Continued support from past organizers Ready to learn more? Send your proposal to 2025SLRF@gmail.com by April 30. Let’s continue the tradition - host SLRF 2026 and help shape the next chapter of the SLA community! Detailed info here! QR code links to https://sites.google.com/nau.edu/slrf2025/apply-to-host-slrf-2026

Congrats to everyone who submitted abstracts— we’re working on getting you your reviews! For now, we’re turning towards the future: SLRF 2026. Are you a student/faculty member interested in hosting? Send us a DM or email for more information! Bids due April 30th.

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#SSLA is pleased to share that the winner of the Albert Valdman Award for 2024 is "Replication studies in second language acquisition research: Definitions, issues, resources, and future directions" by Kevin McManus:

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#linguistics #AAAL2025 #LangSky

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Traveling to #AAAL2025? Brush up with the latest issue of #SSLA, a special issue on Replication Studies in Second Language Acquisition Research:

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It's mostly #openaccess, so you can read from anywhere! ✈️ 🚅

Looking forward to leading a #AAAL pre-conference workshop today on “Designing and Publishing High Quality #Replication Studies in Applied #Linguistics”

University Libraries launches Continua, a new open-access linguistics journal | Penn State University Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing has launched Continua, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal exploring interdisciplinary linguistics research. The journal will focus on research that ...

Great to see this report of a new #OpenAccess journal in #linguistics, founded by Mike Putnam (@syntaxpunk.bsky.social) and David Natvig. The journal, #Continua, published by #PennState Libraries, focuses on #words and the mental #lexicon www.psu.edu/news/univers...

Anti-education troglodytes at Dept. of Ed have just killed its Office for Int’l Foreign Language Education (IFLE). The office was a linchpin in supporting foreign language education programs at universities across the United States. This is a stake in the heart of international education in the US.