Journal of Second Language Studies

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General Editor
ORCID logoBoping Yuan | University of Cambridge, UK
Executive Editors
Shiyu Wu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | jsls2016 at 126.com
Hui Chang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | jsls2016 at 126.com
Assistant Editors
Yanjiang Teng | Michigan State University, USA
Ying Xiong | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Journal of Second Language Studies (JSLS) is an international refereed journal that is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchanges, advancing theoretical knowledge, and exploring pedagogical implications in second language acquisition and teaching. The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary research dealing with theoretical and practical issues of second language learning and acquisition in relation to linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and social cultural studies. It also seeks to promote scientific studies on the learning and teaching of Chinese as a second (foreign) language.

JSLS publishes its articles Online First.

ISSN: 2542-3835 | E-ISSN: 2542-3843
DOI logo
https://doi.org/10.1075/jsls
Latest articles

14 November 2024

  • The acquisition of object drop and island sensitivity in L2 Spanish by German speakers
    Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes Francesco Romano
  • 31 October 2024

  • Facilitative L1-transfer in nonnative sound production of monolingual and bilingual learners : Phonological overlap and L2 experience
    Peng Li Chengjia Ye
  • 17 October 2024

  • Future-time reference in spoken EFL : More complex than in ENL?
    Tanguy Dubois , Magali Paquot Benedikt Szmrecsanyi
  • 24 September 2024

  • ‘These results are inconsistent’ : ‘This/these + shell noun’ patterns in Engineering theses and research articles
    J. Elliott Casal , Genggeng Zhang , Ghadi Matouq Hana Alqabba
  • Examining longitudinal changes in citation practices : A corpus-based analysis of L2 academic writing
    Yingying Liu Huilei Qi
  • Emerging engineering scholars’ stance in citations
    Genggeng Zhang
  • 12 August 2024

  • How do constructions with modal verbs develop in second language learners of English?
    Ute Römer-Barron
  • 25 April 2024

  • Towards cultivating plurilingual selves in early-years foreign language learning
    Mohamed Ridha Ben Maad
  • 14 March 2024

  • Philip Durrant . 2023.
    Reviewed by Victor Adedayo Qudus Adebayo
  • 27 February 2024

  • Does automaticity in lexical and grammatical processing predict utterance fluency development? A six-month longitudinal study in Japanese EFL context
    Keiko Hanzawa Yuichi Suzuki | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 290–318
  • An investigation of subject-orientation in the processing of Japanese reflexive zibun by native Japanese and Chinese-speaking learners
    Makiko Hirakawa , Mari Umeda , Neal Snape John Matthews | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 348–377
  • Perception of Japanese accented English segments in words
    Mariko Kondo Rubén Pérez-Ramón | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 210–237
  • The role of agency in language socialization : A longitudinal study using the Trajectory Equifinality Approach focusing on changes in affective adverb style
    Yukiko Okuno | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 266–289
  • Second language processing of English definite noun phrases by Spanish speakers and Japanese speakers
    Neal Snape , Hironobu Hosoi Mari Umeda | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 319–347
  • Development of EFL reading rate in adolescents in Japan : A longitudinal study
    Junko Yamashita , Kunihiro Kusanagi Toshihiko Shiotsu | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 238–265
  • Current state of second language studies in Japan
    John Matthews Shigenori Wakabayashi | JSLS 6:2 (2023) pp. 207–209
  • 12 February 2024

  • Measuring L1 Chinese speakers’ anxiety when completing an English as L2 video narration task : Validation of task anxiety and pedagogical implications
    Qiong Wang , Shaofeng Li Martin East | JSLS 7:1 (2024) p. 99
  • 9 February 2024

  • The role of complexity in the ability to notice incoherent uses of connectives for L2
    Mathis Wetzel , Sandrine Zufferey Pascal Gygax | JSLS 7:1 (2024) pp. 44–74
  • 18 January 2024

  • Using lexical bundles to teach prepositions to Korean EFL students : Corpus-based instructed SLA
    Sanghee Kang , Yu Kyoung Shin Isaiah WonHo Yoo | JSLS 7:1 (2024) pp. 75–98
  • VOT for plosives in the indigenous languages of Balochistan : Implications for adult learners of English
    Nasir Abbas Syed Shah Bibi | JSLS 7:1 (2024) pp. 157–192
  • 25 August 2023

  • The effects of frequency, duration, and intensity on L2 learning through Duolingo : A natural experiment
    Ekaterina Sudina Luke Plonsky | JSLS 7:1 (2024) pp. 1–43
  • 6 July 2023

  • The detriment that error production creates is affected by non-L1 speakers’ linguistic group membership
    Minna Kirjavainen , Grant Howie , Luke A. Rudge Lucy Nicholson | JSLS 7:1 (2024) pp. 129–156
  • IssuesOnline-first articles

    Volume 7 (2024)

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    Volume 5 (2022)

    Volume 4 (2021)

    Volume 3 (2020)

    Volume 2 (2019)

    Volume 1 (2018)

    Board
    Editorial Board
    Kees de Bot | University of Groningen, Netherlands
    ORCID logoScott A. Crossley | Georgia State University, USA
    Robert M. DeKeyser | University of Maryland, USA
    Kenneth I. Forster | University of Arizona, USA
    ORCID logoStefan Th. Gries | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
    ORCID logoScott Jarvis | University of Utah, USA
    Nan Jiang | University of Maryland, USA
    James P. Lantolf | Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Shaofeng Li | Florida State University, USA
    ORCID logo Li Wei | University College London, UK
    ORCID logoDilin Liu | University of Alabama, USA
    ORCID logoCharles A. Perfetti | University of Pittsburgh, USA
    David Singleton | University of Pannonia, USA
    ORCID logoShigenori Wakabayashi | Chuo University, Japan
    Chuming Wang | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China
    Clare Wright | University of Leeds, UK
    Yan Jing Wu | Jiangsu Normal University, China
    Feng Yang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
    Lianrui Yang | Ocean University of China, China
    Hongliang Yu | Yangzhou University, China
    Liming Yu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
    ORCID logoLawrence Jun Zhang | University of Auckland, New Zealand
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    1. All submissions should be submitted through the journal’s online submission and manuscript tracking site, and inquiries should be directed towards the editors by e-mailing the journal at: jsls2016 at 126.com.

    2. Submissions should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition. Submissions that do not follow the APA style or that do not correspond to the focus of the Journal of Second Language Studies will be returned to authors without review.

    3. Contributions must be in English. Spelling should be either American English or British English and should be consistent throughout the paper. If not written by a native speaker, it is advisable to have the paper checked by a native speaker prior to submission.

    4. All articles published in this journal are double-blind peer reviewed. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank when manuscripts are first submitted. Authors are responsible for reinserting self-identifying citations and references when manuscripts are prepared for final submission.

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    Book (monograph):

    Montrul, S.A. (2008). Incomplete acquisition in bilingualism. Re-examining the age factor. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

    Dissertation:

    Anderson, B. (2002). The fundamental equivalence of native and interlanguage grammars: Evidence from argument licensing and adjective position. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University.

    Book (edited volume):

    Brinton, D., Kagan, O., & Bauckus, S. (Eds.). (2008). Heritage language education. A new field emerging. London: Routledge.

    Article (in book):

    Bullock, B.E., & Toribio, A.J. (2009). Trying to hit a moving target: On the sociophonetics of code-switching. In L. Isurin, D. Winford, & K. de Bot (Eds.), Multidisciplinary approaches to code switching (pp. 189-206). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

    Articles (in journal):

    Grosjean, F. (1998). Studying bilinguals. Methodological and conceptual issues. Bilingualism, Language and Cognition, 1(2), 131-149.

    Bobaljik, J.D. & Wurmbrand, S. (2002). Notes on agrement in Itelmen. Linguistic Discovery, 1(1). Available from <http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002967.html>

    Electronic, online sources:

    Liberman, M. 2006. Uptalk is not HRT. Language Log, 28 March 2006, retrieved on 30 March 2006, from <http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002967.html>

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    Subjects

    Main BIC Subject

    CJA: Language teaching theory & methods

    Main BISAC Subject

    FOR000000: FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General