Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Papers
(The TQCC of Studies in Second Language Acquisition is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
SLA volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Back matter149
On the effects of task focus and processing level on the perception–production link in second-language speech learning61
Challenges in inflected word processing for L2 speakers46
Effects of ADHD on additional language learning and use44
Estimating reliability for response-time difference measures: Toward a standardized, model-based approach43
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations43
Development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations: The roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice condition35
Language proficiency modulates listeners’ selective attention to a talker’s mouth: A conceptual replication of Birulés et al. (2020)34
Comparing the longitudinal development of phraseological complexity across oral and written tasks34
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction33
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners33
SLA volume 47 issue 2 Cover and Front matter31
Mind the gap: Psycholinguistic and individual factors affecting expressive and receptive vocabulary skills in English-Gaelic bilingual children25
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM25
The effects of audiovisual input on second language learning: A meta-analysis – ERRATUM24
Pretesting effects on incidental L2 vocabulary learning through reading22
The relationship between boredom and second language achievement: A multilevel meta-analysis21
Co-text, context, and listening proficiency as crucial variables in intelligibility among nonnative users of English – ERRATUM21
Examining the effectiveness of bilingual subtitles for comprehension: An eye-tracking study21
SLA volume 46 issue 1 Cover and Back matter19
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction – CORRIGENDUM18
Understanding proficiency assessment practices in SLA research – ADDENDUM17
Associations of students’ linguistic distance to the language of instruction and classroom composition with English reading and listening skills17
Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance16
The impact of L1 speaking style, task mode, and L2 proficiency on L2 fluency: A within-subject study of monologic and dialogic speech16
Usage events and constructional knowledge: A study of two variants of the introductory-it construction15
Comparing the effectiveness of Duolingo, Classroom instruction, and Classroom + Duolingo instruction conditions on beginner-level French language development15
Disentangling the causal role of motivation, enjoyment, and anxiety in second language speech learning: A final report15
SLA volume 45 issue 3 Cover and Back matter15
Contextual learning and retention of phrasal verbs15
Cross-language interactions of phonetic and phonological processes15
The role of first language skills, working memory, and anxiety in second language reading14
The interplay of mindsets, aptitude, grit, and language achievement: What role does gender play?14
Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination14
Why you should stop using the ideal L2 self and the L2 motivational self-system to measure motivation (Reaction to Al-Hoorie, Hiver & In’nami, 2024)13
Study and instrument quality in perception-based L2 pronunciation research13
Development of verb argument constructions in L2 English learners: A close replication of research question 3 in Römer and Berger (2019)13
Bayesian estimation in multiple comparisons13
Univariate normality checking practices in L2 research: An AI-assisted systematic review13
The effect of synchronous video-based communication on engagement in collaborative pre-task planning and L2 semantic content used in subsequent task performance13
The effects of distributed practice on second language fluency development12
Announcing the 2026 Susan Gass Award for Impact in SLA12
Clarifying the role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological processing: A preregistered, close replication of Darcy et al. (2016)12
Formal computational modelling in second language sentence processing research12
Sense-aware connective-based indices of cohesion and their relationship to cohesion ratings of English language learners’ written production11
Variability as a functional marker of second language development in older adult learners11
Cognition and emotion in moral decision-making: The role of working memory, emotional intelligence, and language factors in bilinguals’ moral judgments and emotions11
SLA volume 45 issue 2 Cover and Back matter11
Task-generated processes in second language speech production: Exploring the neural correlates of task complexity during silent pauses10
Individual differences in self-regulated learning profiles of Chinese EFL readers: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study10
How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions10
Second language knowledge of academic collocations and its relationship with knowledge of academic words and general high-frequency words10
Reevaluating trials to criterion as a measure in second language research10
How well are primary and secondary meanings of L2 words acquired?10
Disability and second language learning: Implications for interdisciplinary research in applied linguistics10
Second language knowledge can influence native language performance in exclusively native contexts9
L2 learning outcomes of a research-based digital app for Japanese children – ADDENDUM9
Longitudinal development of second language utterance fluency, cognitive fluency, and their relationship9
Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners: A survival analysis9
SLA volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Front matter9
Affect as a component of second language speech perception9
Introduction to the special issue on working memory and L2 writing: Implications for SLA individual differences research9
Interpreting the semi-partial correlation as a multiple regression-bound (not a bivariate) metric: A methods-oriented response to Papi and Teimouri’s (2024) response to Al-Hoorie et al. (2024)9
SLA volume 46 issue 3 Cover and Front matter9
SLA volume 47 issue 4 Cover and Back matter9
Unpacking L2 explicit linguistic knowledge and online processing of the English modals may and can: A comparison of acceptability judgments and self-paced reading9
Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom: A structural equation modeling approach9
Disability and foreign language learning: Countering systemic ableism in secondary and postsecondary education8
Manufactured crisis8
With “crisis” comes opportunity: Using invariance testing to understand and improve measurement models (A response to Al-Hoorie et al., 2024)8
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