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We have highlighted the Open Accessible Studies in Language Studies (OASIS) database in the past (https://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/26219). The database continues to expand, with new summaries directly from ReCALL, Language Teaching Research, and TESOL Quarterly in addition to Language Learning and The Modern Language Journal.

 

Here are some featured summaries: 

 

New from Language Learning

• How useful is repeated exposure to words for vocabulary learning?

• Minority language bilinguals have advantages in learning a new language

• Do classroom learners of Mandarin Chinese improve in their speech perception?

• How learners cope with ambiguity in foreign language vocabulary learning

 

New from The Modern Language Journal

• Who benefits from the Seal of Biliteracy?

• Using tailored input-based instruction to improve second language oral production

• How do the other people in language classes influence how queer learners manage their identities?

• The effect of perception of teacher characteristics on Spanish EFL Learners’ Anxiety and Enjoyment

 

New from ReCALL

• What happens when Japanese language learners take a course entirely in a 3D virtual world?

• Comparing classroom-based interaction studies in physical and virtual contexts

 

New from Language Teaching Research

• In search of the desirable caption display for L2 learners with different caption reliance

 

New from TESOL Quarterly

• Understanding how a blog can be motivational

• To what extent does long-term foreign language education improve spoken second language vocabulary proficiency?

 

Spotlight on sounds….

• Instruction helps second language pronunciation but this depends on the measures used

• How does training in the perception of sounds affect production in language learners?

• Tracking progress in beginner language learners' ability to sound out new words

• To what extent does pupils’ ability to sound out words affect their motivation to continue with the study of the language?

 

Find these research summaries and many more at https://oasis-database.org/