Linguistic features in writing quality and development: An overview

SA Crossley - Journal of Writing Research, 2020 - jowr.org
This paper provides an overview of how analyses of linguistic features in writing samples
provide a greater understanding of predictions of both text quality and writer development …

Why replicate? Systematic review of calls for replication in Language Teaching

T Yamashita, R Neiriz - Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2024 - Elsevier
A first and critical step towards successful engagement with replication is to provide
justifications to replicate the initial study. Despite existing guidelines, many researchers are …

Multi‐or single‐word units? The role of collocation use in comprehensible and contextually appropriate second language speech

K Saito - Language Learning, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current study examined the degree to which collocation use (ie, meaningful co‐
occurrences of multiple words) is related to first language (L1) raters' intuitive judgments of …

Continuing to explore the multidimensional nature of lexical sophistication: The case of oral proficiency interviews

M Eguchi, K Kyle - The Modern Language Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lexical sophistication has been an important indicator of productive lexical proficiency for
almost 30 years. Although lexical sophistication has most often been operationalized as the …

Roles of collocation in L2 oral proficiency revisited: Different tasks, L1 vs. L2 raters, and cross-sectional vs. longitudinal analyses

K Saito, Y Liu - Second Language Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
There is emerging evidence that collocation use plays a primary role in determining various
dimensions of L2 oral proficiency assessment and development. The current study presents …

Assessing writing with the tool for the automatic analysis of lexical sophistication (TAALES)

SA Crossley, K Kyle - Assessing Writing, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Tool Tool for the Automatic Analysis of Lexical Sophistication (TAALES). Tool
Purpose To calculate a wide range of classic and newly developed indices of lexical …

Absolute frequency effects in second language lexical acquisition

SA Crossley, S Skalicky, K Kyle… - Studies in Second …, 2019 - cambridge.org
A number of longitudinal studies of L2 production have reported frequency effects wherein
learners' produce more frequent words as a function of time. The current study investigated …

The effects of genre on the lexical richness of argumentative and expository writing by Chinese EFL learners

R Heng, L Pu, X Liu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lexical richness, a crucial aspect of L2 writing research, has been shown to make a
difference in L2 writing performance. Nonetheless, the majority of empirical studies have …

Repetition and incidental learning of multiword units: A conceptual multisite replication study of Webb, Newton, and Chang (2013)

E Peters, E Puimège, P Szudarski - Language Learning, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This multisite study replicates Webb, Newton, and Chang's (2013) study on the effect of
repetition on incidental learning of multiword units (MWUs). Even though more researchers …

Measuring the development of lexical richness of L2 Spanish: A longitudinal learner corpus study

M Díez-Ortega, K Kyle - Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Research has indicated that lexical richness is an important indicator of second language
(L2) proficiency. However, most research has examined written, cross-sectional English L2 …