Multisite replication in SLA research: attention to form during listening and reading comprehension

Morgan-Short, Kara; Marsden, Emma; Heil, Jeanne; Isa, Bernard I.; Mikhaylova, Anna; Mikołajczak, Sylwia; Moreno, Nina; Leow, Ronald P.; Slabakova, Roumyana; Szudarski, Paweł

Abstract

We conducted a multi-site replication study with aspects of pre-registration in order to explore the feasibility of such an approach in second language (L2) research. To this end, we addressed open questions in a line of research that has examined whether having learners attend to form while reading or listening to a L2 passage interferes with comprehension (VanPatten, 1990; Leow, Hsieh, & Moreno, 2008). Our results are consistent with findings from the specific paradigm that we replicated (i.e., Leow et al., 2008) in that no effects were detected in analyses conducted over all sites. However, further investigation is warranted due to site-specific effects and methodological limitations. We found all aspects of the multi-site registered replication approach to be useful, although the registration component itself appears to be a more feasible and useful first step in order to increase the robustness and generalizability of findings in our field.

Citation

Morgan-Short, K., Marsden, E., Heil, J., Isa, B. I., Mikhaylova, A., Mikołajczak, S., Moreno, N., Leow, R. P., Slabakova, R., & Szudarski, P. (2018). Multisite replication in SLA research: attention to form during listening and reading comprehension. Language Learning, 68(2), 392-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12292

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 23, 2018
• Online Publication Date: May 24, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 10, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: May 24, 2018
• Journal: Language Learning
• Print ISSN: 0023-8333
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-9922
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 68
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 392-437
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12292
• Keywords: replication, attention, form and meaning, second language
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/961368
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/lang.12292
• Contract Date: May 10, 2018