This study reviewed conceptualizations and operationalizations of second language (L2)
listening constructs. A total of 157 peer-reviewed papers published in 19 journals in applied …

Given that 10 years have passed since the publication of the most recent synthesis of
proficiency assessment standards, the present review revisits proficiency assessment …

Elicited imitation tasks (EITs) have been proposed and examined as a practical measure of
second language (L2) proficiency. This study aimed to provide an updated and …

Elicited imitation (EI), a short-cut measure of global proficiency in second language (L2)
research, requires participants to listen to sentences and repeat them as closely as possible …

Although extensive research has focused on the perceptual abilities of second language
(L2) learners, a significant gap persists in understanding how cognitive functions like …

The article reports on the findings of a study investigating the relationship between first
language (L1) and second language (L2) fluency behavior. Drawing on data collected from …

This study examined the extent to which first language (L1) fluency behavior, cross-linguistic
differences, and proficiency can predict second language (L2) fluency behavior over time …

Elicited Imitation Tests (EITs) are commonly used in second language acquisition
(SLA)/bilingualism research contexts to assess the general oral proficiency of study …

This study investigated L2 Korean speakers' self‐assessment of speech comprehensibility
and accentedness, including a conceptual replication of Trofimovich, Isaacs, Kennedy …

This study aimed to answer an ongoing validity question related to the use of nonstandard
English accents in international tests of English proficiency and associated issues of test …