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Annotated Bibliography for Carola Mick (2014) “Sociological approaches to second language learning and agency”

By André Ramos Chacón Mick, Carola (2014). Sociological approaches to second language learning and agency. In Ping Deters et al. (eds.), Theorizing and analyzing agency in second language learning: Interdisciplinary approaches (pp. 91-109). Multilingual Matters.   Summary In “Sociological approaches … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography for Broner and Tarone (2002) “Is it fun? Language play in a fifth-grade Spanish immersion classroom”

By Bryant White Broner, M. A., & Tarone, E. E. (2002). Is it fun? Language play in a fifth-grade Spanish immersion classroom. Canadian Modern Language Review, 58(4), 493–525. This article examines the role that language play can have in L2 … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography for May’s (2017) “Language, imperialism, and the modern nation-state system” (2017)

  By André Ramos Chacón May, Stephen (2017). Language, imperialism, and the modern nation-state system. In Ofelia García, Nelson Flores, and Massimiliano Spotti, The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society (pp. 35-53). Oxford University Press For Stephen May diglossia is the … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography for “Comparing playful and nonplayful incidental attention to form” by Bell (2012)

Bell, N. (2012). Comparing playful and nonplayful incidental attention to form. Language Learning, 62(1), 236–265. This article looks at the ability of learners to recall items that have previously been the subject of playful metalinguistic reflection in the classroom. Building … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography for Sundqvist & Wikström’s “Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes” (2015)

Sundqvist, P., & Wikström, P. (2015). Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes. System, 51(C), 65–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2015.04.001 In this article, Sundqvist and Wikström investigate the extent to which digital gameplay outside of the classroom impacts L2 English vocabulary … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography on Spielmann and Radnofsky’s Learning language under tension

Spielmann, G., & Radnofsky, M. L. (2001). Learning language under tension: New directions from a qualitative study. The Modern Language Journal, 85(2), 259-278. Relying on the findings from a 7-weeks intensive beginners’ class in the summer French school of Middlebury college, this … Continue reading

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Annotated bibliography for “Reading as a social interactive process: The impact of shadow-reading in L2 classrooms” (Commander & de Guerrero, 2013)

Commander, M. & de Guerrero M. C. M. (2013). Reading as a social interactive process: The impact of shadow-reading in L2 classrooms. Reading in a Foreign Language 25(2), pp. 170-191. This article adds to literature seeking to reconceptualize what it … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliograpy for Larsen-Freeman (2006) “On the need for a new understanding of language and its development”

Entry by Cara Bailey Larsen-Freeman, D. (2006). On the need for a new understanding of language and its development. Journal of Applied Linguistics, 3(3). In Larsen-Freeman’s article, she discusses a new means of understanding language development through the application of … Continue reading

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Annotated Biblography for Keysar’s et al. “The foreign-language effect: Thinking in a foreign tongue reduces decision biases” (2012)

Keysar, B., et al. (June 2012). The foreign-language effect: Thinking in a foreign tongue reduces decision biases. Psychological Science, 23(6), 661-668. doi:10.1177/0956797611432178 This article investigates “if and how the use of a foreign language affects judgment and decision making” (p. … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography for “Effects of lexical features, textual properties, and individual differences on word processing times during second language reading comprehension” (Kim, Crossley, & Skalicky, 2018)

Kim, M., Crossley, S. A., & Skalicky, S. (2018). Effects of lexical features, textual properties, and individual differences on word processing times during second language reading comprehension. Reading and Writing, 31(5), pp. 1155-1180. Word processing, or the act of understanding … Continue reading

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