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Time vs Type?: Contact effects on L2 development during study abroad and after

Edited by Annarita Magliacane, Anne Marie Devlin and Clare Wright

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 11:2 (2026) ca. 150 pp.

Cumulative Knowledge Building in Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Tove Larsson and Douglas Biber

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 11:1 (2025) v, 244 pp.

Questionable Research Practices in Applied Linguistics

Edited by Luke Plonsky

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 8:2 (2025) vi, 240 pp.

Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in the Era of AI Technology: Literature, film and culture

Edited by Jing Wang

Special issue of Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) 60:1 (2025) v, 77 pp.

Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Studies

Edited by Dilin Liu, Xiaofei Lu and Isaiah WonHo Yoo

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 7:2 (2024) v, 192 pp.

Learner Corpus Research for Pedagogical Purposes

Edited by Sandra Götz and Sylviane Granger

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 10:1 (2024) v, 240 pp.

Seeking Changes in a Challenging Time: New perspectives for proficiency-oriented Chinese teaching and beyond

Edited by Yu Liu, Qiaona Yu and Yu Wu

Special issue of Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) 59:2 (2024) v, 153 pp.

Teacher-Student Engagement Patterns in CSL Classrooms and Beyond: Video-based multimodal analyses

Edited by Hongyin Tao and Yan Zhou

Special issue of Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) 59:3 (2024) v, 173 pp.

Current State of Second Language Studies in Japan

Edited by John Matthews and Shigenori Wakabayashi

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 6:2 (2023) v, 171 pp.

From Theory to Practice: Adopting the Chinese proficiency grading standards for international Chinese language education in North America

Edited by Jie Zhang and Ye Tian

Special issue of Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) 58:2 (2023) v, 102 pp.

Heritage learners studying abroad

Edited by Angela George

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 8:2 (2023) v, 137 pp.

Learner translation corpus research

Guest-edited by Sylviane Granger and Marie-Aude Lefer

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 9:1 (2023) v, 153 pp.

How to Teach an Additional Language: To task or not to task?

Kris Van den Branden

This book provides a comprehensive, research-based account of how people learn a second/foreign language and shows how classroom practice can be organised around research-based principles. In the first part, the book provides up-to-date insights into the cognitive, motivational, and emotional… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 15] 2022. xiii, 292 pp.

Pedagogical Realities of Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching

Rosemary Erlam and Constanza Tolosa

This book documents how teachers, working in school foreign language learning contexts and teaching beginner learners of languages other than English, learn about and use tasks. It first presents a pedagogically researched account of how teachers learn about, design and evaluate tasks, after being… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 14] 2022. ix, 282 pp. | open access

Second language pragmatic development in study abroad contexts

Edited by Ariadna Sánchez-Hernández

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 7:1 (2022) v, 180 pp.

Aptitude-Treatment Interaction in Second Language Learning

Edited by Robert M. DeKeyser

This volume brings together seven empirical studies about aptitude-treatment interactions (ATI), i.e., about how (second language) learners with different aptitudes match or don’t match with different educational treatments; and aptitude-testing interactions, i.e., about how learners with different… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 116] 2021. v, 202 pp.

Natural language processing for learner corpus research

Edited by Kristopher Kyle

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 7:1 (2021) v, 194 pp.

Studies of Bilingual Processing Presented to Kenneth I. Forster

Edited by Nan Jiang

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 4:2 (2021) v, 211 pp.

Teaching, Learning and Scaffolding in CLIL Science Classrooms

Edited by Yuen Yi Lo and Angel M.Y. Lin

This edited volume presents a collection of empirical studies examining the teaching and learning processes in science classrooms in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts. It is a timely contribution to the rapidly growing body of CLIL research in response to scholars’ consistent… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 115] 2021. v, 183 pp.

25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness

Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 6:3 (2020) vi, 234 pp.

Acquisition of Chinese: Bilingualism and Multilingualism

Edited by Boping Yuan and Yanyu Guo

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 3:2 (2020) v, 162 pp.

Approaches to Learning, Testing and Researching L2 Vocabulary

Edited by Stuart Webb

This volume brings together a collection of chapters focused on the learning, testing, and researching of L2 vocabulary by leading international researchers including Paul Nation, Batia Laufer, Frank Boers, Elke Peters, Ana Pellicer-Sánchez, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, and Stuart Webb. Questions that… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 109] 2020. v, 234 pp.

Audiovisual Translation in Applied Linguistics: Educational perspectives

Edited by Laura Incalcaterra McLoughlin, Jennifer Lertola and Noa Talaván

In recent years, interest in the application of audiovisual translation (AVT) techniques in language teaching has grown beyond unconnected case studies to create a lively network of methodological intertextuality, cross-references, reviews and continuation of previous trials, ultimately defining a… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 111] 2020. v, 207 pp.

Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development

Edited by Gary G. Fogal and Marjolijn H. Verspoor

This volume integrates complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) and L2 writing scholarship through a collection of in-depth studies and commentary across a range of writing constructs, learning contexts, and second and foreign languages. The text is arranged thematically across four topics: (i)… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 54] 2020. xvii, 304 pp.

Languaging in Language Learning and Teaching: A collection of empirical studies

Edited by Wataru Suzuki and Neomy Storch

This book is the first to bring together a collection of recent empirical studies investigating languaging, an important construct first introduced by Swain in 2006 but which has since been deployed in a growing number of L2 studies. The contributing authors include both established and emerging… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 55] 2020. vii, 313 pp.

Study abroad and the Erasmus+ programme in Europe: Perspectives on language and intercultural learning

Edited by Anne Marie Devlin

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 5:1 (2020) v, 151 pp.

Teacher Development for Immersion and Content-Based Instruction

Edited by Laurent Cammarata and T.J. Ó Ceallaigh

Teacher preparation and professional development endeavors are key drivers of successful immersion/bilingual (I/B) and content-based language education (CBLE) programs across a variety of models. However, research in this critical area is scant and has not to date received the academic attention it… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 110] 2020. vi, 201 pp.

Aptitude-treatment interaction in second language learning

Edited by Robert M. DeKeyser

Special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 2:2 (2019) v, 200 pp.

Corpus-based Approaches to Spoken L2 Production: Evidence from the Trinity Lancaster Corpus

Edited by Vaclav Brezina, Dana Gablasova and Tony McEnery

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 5:2 (2019) v, 166 pp.

Language learning and interactional experiences in Study Abroad settings

Edited by M. Rafael Salaberry, Kate White and Alfred Rue Burch

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 4:1 (2019) v, 144 pp.

Tense and aspect in Second Language Acquisition and Learner Corpus Research

Edited by Robert Fuchs and Valentin Werner

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 4:2 (2018) v, 158 pp.

Usage-inspired L2 Instruction: Researched pedagogy

Edited by Andrea E. Tyler, Lourdes Ortega, Mariko Uno and Hae In Park

This book presents a set of compelling essays collectively making a persuasive case for why a usage-based perspective on language is fast becoming a leading theoretical framework for investigating second language (L2) learning and the foundation for effective, innovative, engaging pedagogy. Drawing… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 49] 2018. xvii, 324 pp.

Segmental, prosodic and fluency features in phonetic learner corpora

Edited by Jürgen Trouvain, Frank Zimmerer, Bernd Möbius, Mária Gósy and Anne Bonneau

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 3:2 (2017) v, 176 pp.

Study Abroad to, from, and within Asia

Edited by John L. Plews and Jane Jackson

Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 2:2 (2017) v, 158 pp.

The Idiom Principle and L1 Influence: A contrastive learner-corpus study of delexical verb + noun collocations

Ying Wang

This book examines delexical verb + noun collocations such as make a decision, give rise to and take care of in Swedish and Chinese learner English. Using a methodological framework that combines learner corpus research with a contrastive perspective, the study is one of the very few in the field… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 77] 2016. xii, 249 pp.

Input-based Tasks in Foreign Language Instruction for Young Learners

Natsuko Shintani

The book examines how task-based language teaching (TBLT) can be carried out with young beginner learners in a foreign language context. It addresses how TBLT can be introduced and implemented in a difficult instructional context where traditional teaching approaches are entrenched. The book… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 9] 2016. xi, 199 pp.

Linguistic Innovations: Rethinking linguistic creativity in non-native Englishes

Edited by Sandra C. Deshors, Sandra Götz and Samantha Laporte

Special issue of International Journal of Learner Corpus Research 2:2 (2016) v, 222 pp.

Second-language Discourse in the Digital World: Linguistic and social practices in and beyond the networked classroom

Ilona Vandergriff

Second-language Discourse in the Digital World illustrates a new, practice-driven approach to technology in second-language (L2) learning that begins with what L2 users do when they connect with others online. With its rich set of examples from a number of different languages and a variety of… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 46] 2016. xiii, 270 pp.

Elicited Metaphor Analysis in Educational Discourse

Edited by Wan Wan and Graham Low

The ability to recognise, discuss and evaluate one’s educational beliefs and working practices in metaphoric terms has for several years been seen as a highly valuable tool for increasing self-awareness, facilitating learning (or teaching), and/or predicting behaviour. This is the first edited book… read more

[Metaphor in Language, Cognition, and Communication, 3] 2015. ix, 329 pp.

Interaction and Second Language Development: A Vygotskian perspective

Rémi A. van Compernolle

This volume addresses the role of communicative interaction in driving various dimensions of second language development from the perspective of Vygotskian sociocultural psychology. Emphasizing the dialectical relationship between the external-social world and individual mental functioning, the… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 44] 2015. xi, 215 pp.

Lexical Input Processing and Vocabulary Learning

Joe Barcroft

This book focuses on theory, research, and practice related to lexical input processing (lex-IP), an exciting field exploring how learners allocate their limited processing resources when exposed to words and lexical phrases in the input. Unit 1 specifies parameters of lex-IP research among other… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 43] 2015. xi, 194 pp.

Multiple Affordances of Language Corpora for Data-driven Learning

Edited by Agnieszka Leńko-Szymańska and Alex Boulton

In recent years, corpora have found their way into language instruction, albeit often indirectly, through their role in syllabus and course design and in the production of teaching materials and other resources. An alternative and more innovative use is for teachers and students alike to explore… read more

[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 69] 2015. vii, 312 pp.

Pronunciation Fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research

Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro

The emergence of empirical approaches to L2 pronunciation research and teaching is a powerful fourth wave in the history of the field. Authored by two leading proponents of evidence-based instruction, this volume surveys both foundational and cutting-edge empirical work and pinpoints its… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 42] 2015. xiii, 208 pp.

Motivation and Foreign Language Learning: From theory to practice

Edited by David Lasagabaster, Aintzane Doiz and Juan Manuel Sierra

Motivation is a key aspect of second language learning. There is no doubt that abstract models are basic to gain theoretical insights into motivation; however, teachers and researchers demand comprehensible explanations for motivation that can help them to improve their everyday teaching and… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 40] 2014. viii, 190 pp.

Pedagogical Grammar

Casey Keck and YouJin Kim

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedagogical grammar research and explores its implications for the teaching of grammar in second language classrooms. Drawing on several research domains (e.g., corpus linguistics, task-based language teaching) and a number of theoretical orientations… read more

[Not in series, 190] 2014. ix, 245 pp.

Processing Perspectives on Task Performance

Edited by Peter Skehan

Understanding how second language task-based performance can be raised is vital for progress with task-based approaches to instruction. The chapters in this volume all attempt to advance this understanding, and do so within a viewpoint which assumes limited attentional capacities and accounts for… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 5] 2014. xii, 266 pp.

Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism

Edited by John W. Schwieter

This volume brings together theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in second language (L2) acquisition and bilingualism and discusses their implications for L2 pedagogy. The book is organized into three sections that focus on prominent linguistic and cognitive theories and together provide… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 38] 2013. xiii, 335 pp.

Linguistics for Intercultural Education

Edited by Fred Dervin and Anthony J. Liddicoat

The issue of intercultural learning has been tackled, amongst others, in the fields of education, language education and applied linguistics. In spite of the extensive literature on the subject, there is still much which needs to be done to address the ways in which linguistics itself can… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 33] 2013. vi, 201 pp.

Second Language Interaction in Diverse Educational Contexts

Edited by Kim McDonough and Alison Mackey

This volume brings together empirical research that explores interaction in a wide range of educational settings. It includes work that takes a cognitive, brain-based approach to studying interaction, as well as studies that take a social, contextual perspective. Interaction is defined quite… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 34] 2013. xiv, 318 pp.

Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad

Edited by Celeste Kinginger

The papers in this volume offer a sampling of contemporary efforts to update the portrayal of study abroad in the applied linguistics literature through attention to its social and cultural aspects. The volume illustrates diversification of theory and method, refinement of approaches to social… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 37] 2013. ix, 344 pp.

Technology in Interlanguage Pragmatics Research and Teaching

Edited by Naoko Taguchi and Julie M. Sykes

Technology-informed approaches to L2 research and teaching have prompted great interest by both researchers and practitioners alike. This book highlights the relationship between digitally-mediated technologies and second language pragmatics by presenting exemplary applications of technology for… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 36] 2013. viii, 276 pp.

Dimensions of L2 Performance and Proficiency: Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in SLA

Edited by Alex Housen, Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder

Research into complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) as basic dimensions of second language performance, proficiency and development has received increased attention in SLA. However, the larger picture in this field of research is often obscured by the breadth of scope, multiple objectives and lack… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 32] 2012. xii, 305 pp.

Task-Based Language Teaching in Foreign Language Contexts: Research and implementation

Edited by Ali Shehadeh and Christine A. Coombe

This volume extends the Task-Based Language Teaching: Issues, Research and Practice books series by deliberately exploring the potential of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in a range of EFL contexts. It is specifically devoted to providing empirical accounts about how TBLT practice is being… read more

[Task-Based Language Teaching, 4] 2012. xix, 364 pp.

Learning-to-Write and Writing-to-Learn in an Additional Language

Edited by Rosa M. Manchón

This book is a pioneer attempt to bridge the gap between the fields of second language acquisition (SLA) and second and foreign language (L2) writing. Its ultimate aim is to advance our understanding of written language learning by compiling a collection of theoretical meta-reflections and… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 31] 2011. xii, 263 pp.

ESP in European Higher Education: Integrating language and content

Edited by Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez and Christine A. Räisänen

The Bologna Reform has been implemented in a large part of the European Union and it is time to take a short pause to reflect over some of the lessons learned up to now. The aim of this book is to share experiences and reflections on English for Specific Purposes pedagogy in Western European higher… read more

[AILA Applied Linguistics Series, 4] 2008. vi, 285 pp.

Discourse in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Classrooms

Christiane Dalton-Puffer

The label CLIL stands for classrooms where a foreign language (English) is used as a medium of instruction in content subjects. This book provides a first in-depth analysis of the kind of communicative abilities which are embodied in such CLIL classrooms. It examines teacher and student talk at… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 20] 2007. xii, 330 pp.