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General Editor: Nick C. Ellis / Journal Editor: Emma Marsden / Associate Journal Editor: Kara Morgan-Short / Associate Journal Editor: Scott Crossley / Editor of Special Thematic Issues & Associate Journal Editor: Judit Kormos / Currents in Language Learning Series Editor & Associate General Editor: Lourdes Ortega / LL Cognitive Neuroscience Series Editor: Guillaume Thierry / Executive Director: Scott Jarvis / Associate Executive Director: Eve Zyzik
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Language Learning supports scholarship and research in language studies by means of a variety of grant programs:
- The Language Learning Dissertation Grant Program
- The Language Learning Early Career Research Grant Program
Language Learning Supplement Series
Language Learning publishes three biennial supplements.
Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience
Edited by Guillaume Thierry
The Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Supplement Series aims to deliver bi-annual collections of peer reviewed articles on natural or artificial language learning explored through cognitive neuroscience methods. The series also features papers introducing new hypothetico-deductive and theoretical pathways for the study of language learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Contributions reporting results from experiments using methods that have a tangible relation to brain function are particularly encouraged (e.g., electrophysiology, in particular EEG and MEG, fMRI, NIRS, TMS, tDCS, etc.), but also studies using methods from behavioural neuroscience such as eye-tracking, electrodermal conductivity, and reaction time modelling. The LLCNS Series focusses on the functional organisation of novel language representations, from a developmental perspective, from a (natural or artificial) language learning perspective, but also in bi- and multi-lingual individuals. How are new language representations formed? How do first and second language representations interact? How much functional autonomy do language representations enjoy from generic cognitive control systems during and after learning? What can natural and artificial language learning tell us about language-cognition interactions? How critical is language learning to the development of abstract reasoning and does it have an impact on perception and existing conceptualisations? How can computational modelling help reveal implicit aspects of language learning? How can we use neuroscientific data to make language learning more effective?
Currents in Language Learning
Edited by Lourdes Ortega
The Currents in Language Learning Supplement Series publishes in-depth examinations of emerging trends and burgeoning themes with the goal to advance knowledge in critical areas deemed to be at the cutting edge of research into language learning, broadly defined. Guest Editors are invited by the Series Editor to map out the trend or theme and identify key scholars who are leading the empirical efforts and who can offer large-scale reflections and 360-degree views of the chosen research area. All contributions are presented and discussed at a Language Learning Roundtable hosted by the Guest Editors and undergo external peer review following the regular peer review policies of the journal. The resulting guest-edited volumes are published biennially as supplements of Language Learning. They comprise state-of-the-art syntheses and/or latest empirical work and are concerned with forward-looking theoretical and empirical questions in language learning, including: child and adult bilingual development; acquisition of any languages and language varieties; language education; multilingualism across contexts; cognitive, sociocultural, and critical dimensions of literacy; language representation in mind and brain; culture, pragmatics, and discourse; and intergroup and interpersonal relations.
Language Learning Special Issue
Edited by Judit Kormos
The Language Learning Special Issue Series is a bi-annual collection of peer reviewed articles on a theme or research methodology that is of interest and relevance to the journal’s international readership of language learning scholars. Recent special issue series aim to feature work in contexts and areas of inquiry in language learning which are underrepresented. The special issue series bring together original contributions of standard article length accompanied by an introduction written by the guest editors. The upcoming special issue focusses on the on the role of key factors that have a profound impact on heritage language development and maintenance. Contributions from leading scholars from a wide array of backgrounds and expertise including formal, experimental, usage-based and social-justice perspectives focus on fundamental issues of the role of input, contextual factors, generational variance and linguistic variability in heritage language acquisition, use and language loss. This collection of articles aims to define the research agenda for future studies in heritage language acquisition and maintenance and contribute new insights into research on multilingual language and cognition as a whole.
Language Learning also published two book series:
The Language Learning Monographs Series from 1999 to 2016
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Language+Learning+Monograph-c-2256
The Best of Language Learning Series from 2001 to 2011
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/search?pq=language+learning%7Crelevance%7Cseries%3A2257
Articles
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Addressing Linguistic Diversity in the Language Classroom in a Resource‐Oriented Way: An Intervention Study With Primary School Children
-  29 November 2019
Early Language Environments Predict Aspects of Explicit Language Awareness Development
-  14 November 2019
Learning English Through Out‐of‐School Exposure: How Do Word‐Related Variables and Proficiency Influence Receptive Vocabulary Learning?
-  6 November 2019
free accessInclusion of Research Materials When Submitting an Article to Language Learning
-  795-801
-  29 October 2019
Language Learning Outstanding Articles (Free to Download)
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The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
moreEffectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta‐analysis
-  417-528
-  28 June 2008
Lexical Development in Bilingual Infants and Toddlers: Comparison to Monolingual Norms
-  93-120
-  March 1993
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Contextual Richness and Word Learning: Context Enhances Comprehension but Retrieval Enhances Retention
- Language Learning
-  546-585
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Motivation, Emotion, Learning Experience, and Second Language Comprehensibility Development in Classroom Settings: A Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Study
- Language Learning
-  709-743
-  10.1111/lang.12297
Open accessReplication in Second Language Research: Narrative and Systematic Reviews and Recommendations for the Field
- Language Learning
-  321-391
-  10.1111/lang.12286
Open accessA Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression of Incidental Second Language Word Learning from Spoken Input
- Language Learning
-  906-941
-  10.1111/lang.12296
Open accessMultisite Replication in Second Language Acquisition Research: Attention to Form During Listening and Reading Comprehension
- Kara Morgan‐Short
- Emma Marsden
- Jeanne Heil
- Bernard I. Issa II
- Ronald P. Leow
- Anna Mikhaylova
- Sylwia Mikołajczak
- Nina Moreno
- Roumyana Slabakova
- Paweł Szudarski
- Language Learning
-  392-437
-  10.1111/lang.12292
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Beyond Statistical Learning: Communication Principles and Language Internal Factors Shape Grammar in Child and Adult Beginners Learning Polish Through Controlled Exposure
- Language Learning
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Motivation, Emotion, Learning Experience, and Second Language Comprehensibility Development in Classroom Settings: A Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Study
- Language Learning
-  709-743
-  10.1111/lang.12297
free accessIntroducing Registered Reports at Language Learning: Promoting Transparency, Replication, and a Synthetic Ethic in the Language Sciences
- Language Learning
-  309-320
-  10.1111/lang.12284
Open accessReplication in Second Language Research: Narrative and Systematic Reviews and Recommendations for the Field
- Language Learning
-  321-391
-  10.1111/lang.12286













