Routledge Handbook of Technological Advances in Researching Language Learning

Karim Sadeghi is a professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics at Dhofar University, Oman. Prior to this, he had positions in Urmia University, Iran, and University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UK). He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research (a top 12% Scopus indexed journal). His recent publications have appeared in top-tier journals, including System, English for Specific Purposes Journal, and RELC Journal, among others. His most recent book publication, with Dan Douglas, is Fundamental Considerations in Technology Mediated Language Assessment (published in 2023 by Routledge). His other publications include Assessing Second Language Reading (Springer, 2021), Talking about Second Language Acquisition (Palgrave, 2022), Theory and Practice in Second Language Teacher Identity (Springer, 2022, with F Ghaderi), Technology Assisted Language Assessment in Diverse Contexts (Routledge, 2023).

List of Contributors

Foreword: Dorothy M. Chun

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Technology in Researching Language Learning: An Overview

Section 1: Technology and Data Collection in Applied Linguistics Research: Options and Considerations

Chapter 2. Online data collection in applied linguistics

Chapter 3. Collecting ‘real’ data in Virtual Reality (VR) settings: Best practices

Chapter 4. The use of screencasting in corrective feedback research: Advantages and limitations

Chapter 5. The role, nature, and challenges of the use of online testing methodology in measuring language instruction (structured input and textual enhancement)

Chapter 6. The role of digital technology in second language listening assessment and pedagogy research

Chapter 7. Automated grammatical error correction in researching written learner language

Chapter 8. Digital language portraits in multilingualism research

Chapter 9. Researching technology-enhanced oral feedback in L2 learning: A methodological review

Chapter 10. Technological innovations in researching language assessment: A scoping review

Chapter 11. Ethical concerns and considerations for videoconferencing interviews in Applied Linguistics research

Section 2: Technology and L2 Learning Research: Empirical Studies

Chapter 12. Using game-mediated digital tasks to elicit data on incidental vocabulary learning

Chapter 13. Designing computer-assisted language learning tools as platforms for data collection in applied linguistics

Chapter 14. YellowDig discussion board as a tool for researching L2 learning

Chapter 15. Stimulated recall interviews using digital technology in L2 research

Chapter 16. Exploring the role of technology in capturing complex learning environments

Section 3: Technology and Second Language Processing/Psycholinguistics Research

Chapter 17. Electroencephalography with iMotions in language learning research: Opening the ‘Black Box’

Chapter 18. Conducting web-based experiments in L2 psycholinguistic research

Chapter 19. Eye-tracking in reading research: What it is, what it is not, and what it may become

Chapter 20. Eye-tracking and self-paced reading: Evaluation of experimental technologies in investigating the processing of relative clause sentences by Japanese L2 learners of English

Chapter 21. Using millisecond timing of typewritten production to understand lexical processing in non-Latin scripts: Evidence from Persian

Chapter 22. Keylogging and screencasting to help investigate L2 writing processes

Section 4: Technology and Language Teacher Education Research

Chapter 23. The affordances of video conferencing for evidence-based reflective practice and multimodal corpus research in teacher education practicum contexts

Chapter 24. Enhancing research in teacher wellbeing through digital technology

Chapter 25. Technology-supported interviews in Applied Linguistics research: Dialogic data collection

Chapter 26. Unveiling the digital canvas: Technology’s role in language teacher education research

Chapter 27. Redefining digital technologies in teacher education and professional development research: An integrated evaluation approach

Section 5: Technology and L2 Pragmatics Research

Chapter 28. Technology-enhanced data collection methods in L2 pragmatics research

Chapter 29. Spoken Dialogue Systems and ChatGPT for second language pragmatics research

Chapter 30. Researching L2 interactional repertoires in Zoom-mediated environments

Chapter 31. Using high immersion social virtual reality environments for researching interculturality

Section 6: Technology and Conducting Literature Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Chapter 32. Systematic reviews in applied linguistics: Tools and frameworks

Chapter 33. Study screening for meta-research: An overview of AI tools

Chapter 34. A corpus approach to systematic literature reviews

Section 7: Technology and Analysing L2 Data

Chapter 35. Machine Learning (ML) tools for measuring second language (L2) intelligibility

Chapter 36. Affordances of screencast technology for analyzing engagement with computer-mediated feedback on L2 writing

Chapter 37. Corpus linguistics in second language vocabulary research

Chapter 38. Conclusion: Where next?

Index