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Direct linkPaulina Horbowicz; Marte Nordanger – Applied Linguistics, 2025
Drawing on recent scholarship integrating usage-based linguistics (UBL) and conversation analysis (CA) in the investigation of second language development, this paper reports on a microanalysis tracing one adult learner's recurring, increasingly frequent, and diverse use of the multiword expression "det er sant" (it/that is true) (DES)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Expressive Language, Interaction, Speech Communication
David O'Reilly; Luling Yan – Applied Linguistics, 2025
The present study continues research that takes non-serious language more seriously (Cekaite and Aronsson 2005) by focusing on a central second language (L2) Metaphoric Competence factor, Metaphor Language Play (MLP). For willing learners, MLP offers a diversity of benefits (Bushnell 2009; Bell 2012a) despite being one of the most challenging…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Figurative Language, Mandarin Chinese
Chun Lai; Yang Liu; Yun Lin – Applied Linguistics, 2025
Research has established positive associations between informal digital activities and vocabulary knowledge. However, understanding how different types of digital activities relate to various aspects of vocabulary knowledge is limited. This study examined how the purpose of informal digital activities and strategic engagement during and/or after…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Knowledge Level, Universities, English (Second Language)
Jacobus Francois Wolfaardt; Alex Ho-Cheong Leung – Applied Linguistics, 2025
This study investigates the impact of Filipina domestic workers (FilDWs), a marginalized group in Hong Kong (HK), on HK children's language development. It focusses on FilDWs' influence on the second language (L2) English of bilingual HK primary school children attending an English Medium of Instruction school. The elements investigated are L2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Housework, Service Occupations
Emotional, Attitudinal, and Sociobiographical Sources of Flow in Online and In-Person EFL Classrooms
Jean-Marc Dewaele; Peter Macintyre; Iman Kamal Ahmed; Alfaf Albakistani – Applied Linguistics, 2025
Flow reflects an optimal balance of challenge and skill, which is exhilarating and addictive. The current study investigates the role of three learner emotions (enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom) on the proportion of class time in flow among 165 Arab and Kurdish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in both in-person and online classes.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Arabs, Indo European Languages
Zhenhao Cao; Rachael Ruegg; Stephen Skalicky – Applied Linguistics, 2025
Although peer interaction has received attention in second language (L2) collaborative writing (CW) research, the manner and quality of peer interaction have been less investigated. Previous studies usually examined peer interaction by looking at language-related episodes, overlooking the ways students negotiate for different types of knowledge…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Peer Relationship, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior
