The seven sins of L2 research: A review of 30 journals’ statistical quality and their CiteScore, SJR, SNIP, JCR Impact Factors

Al‐Hoorie, Ali H.; Vitta, Joseph P.

doi:10.1177/1362168818767191

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“…Besides professional opinions used by VanPatten and Williams, other criteria were also used to evaluate quality of SLA journals including abstract indexing in Language Teaching (Jung, 2004), rejection rate, time of publication, availability/accessibility, and professional opinions (Egbert, 2007). Based on citation analysis, a recent study by Al-Hoorie and Vitta (2019) surveyed quantitative studies published in a broad range of international and regional L2 journals to investigate the relationship between journal indexing and statistical quality of studies in L2 journals. One important finding is that the majority of studies published in the SSCI-indexed L2 journals have a high quality in terms of statistical rigor.…”

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“…Based on the results of SLA journal evaluation in the previous studies (e.g., Al-Hoorie & Vitta, 2019; Egbert, 2007; VanPatten & Williams, 2002), 16 journals 1 were selected for bibliometric data retrieval (Table 1). These journals are all international journals indexed by SSCI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… 1 Four of the 19 SSCI journals in Al-Hoorie and Vitta (2019) were excluded due to their specialized focuses ( English for Special Purposes, Language Testing, and Language Assessment Quarterly ) or missing bibliometric data ( International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching was not included in WoS between 2000 and 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

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This study used the bibliometric method to examine the field of second language acquisition (SLA) between 1997 and 2018 to provide a systematic overview of the field and to discover major trends in SLA. Based on citation/cocitation information and keywords retrieved from Web of Science, this study performed three types of bibliometric analyses to identify the prominent scholarly documents, authors, research institutions, geographic regions, and research topics that have been highly influential in the field of SLA over the last two decades. The scientific network maps and the keyword analysis revealed a number of significant changes as well as new trends in the field.

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“…In spite of the rich research tradition in second language acquisition (SLA) and instructed SLA, some scholars have continued to call for greater attention to the operationalization of constructs, selection of valid assessments, and use of appropriate statistical analyses (e.g., Al‐Hoorie & Vitta, ). Thomas () and Tremblay (), for example, argued that the construct of proficiency, despite its near ubiquity in L2 research, is not adequately defined or validly measured, thus calling into question subsequent findings and conclusions.…”

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The use of course grades as metrics in L2 research: A systematic review

Brown

Plonsky

Teimouri

2018

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Much of applied linguistics research has been concerned with classroom‐based second language (L2) development as it offers an ideal setting for examining the institutional ecology of L2 learning and teaching. However, scholars have continued to call for greater attention to the operationalization of constructs, selection of valid assessments, and use of appropriate statistical analyses. One cause for concern is the use of instructor‐constructed evaluations for research purposes, commonly found both as single assessments and, in their composite form, as course grades. The present study examined justifications for and uses of course grades in L2 research by systematically searching, coding, and analyzing course grades as variables in a sample of published L2 research in four prominent L2 journals: Foreign Language Annals, Language Learning, Modern Language Journal, and TESOL Quarterly. To provide a concrete example, this meta‐analysis investigated the relationship between L2 grades and anxiety. A number of suggestions for the use of grades and other assessment tools in educationally oriented L2 research are offered.

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“…Reliability and validity have been of major concern in the quantitative research design. In L2 research, reliability has usually been emphasized, while validity considerations have been somewhat overlooked (Al-Hoorie & Vitta, 2019).…”

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Quantifying Factors Affecting Willingness to Communicate in English: Understanding Young Learners at Perhentian Island

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Perhentian Island is a renowned islands by the locals and the tourists around the world. The island receives a high number of tourists every year. The high number of tourism activities has influenced the English communication skills among the locals who are using their own local dialect as a medium of communication. Nevertheless, based on the school yearly assessment, the proficiency among the pupils in the one and only school in Perhentian Island did not show any significant effect. It has brought up the question of how much the tourism activities could influence the English proficiency of the pupils. This research investigated the pupils' willingness to communicate in English as a Second Language by applying the variables extracted from Theory Reason Action (TRA) and the variables from willingness to communicate (WTC). The respondents involved in this research (N=107) were the pupils at the Perhentian Island. The findings showed that the willingness of communication in L2 has influenced the pupils' attitude and behavior in using English language during the school hours. The results reveal that perceived attitude is the main factor that influenced pupils' readiness in Perhentian Island to communicate in English as a second language. The implications of the results and future research directions are also discussed.

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The seven sins of L2 research: A review of 30 journals’ statistical quality and their CiteScore, SJR, SNIP, JCR Impact Factors

Cited by 69 publications

References 47 publications

A Bibliometric Analysis of Second Language Acquisition Between 1997 and 2018

A Bibliometric Analysis of Second Language Acquisition Between 1997 and 2018

The use of course grades as metrics in L2 research: A systematic review

Quantifying Factors Affecting Willingness to Communicate in English: Understanding Young Learners at Perhentian Island

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