Using Judgments in Second Language Acquisition Research

Patti Spinner is Associate Professor at Michigan State University. Her work focuses on the acquisition of grammar by second language learners. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, Applied Linguistics, and more.Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. She has published widely in the field of Second Language Acquisition, including the textbook Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (Routledge), co-authored with Jennifer Behney and Luke Plonsky. She co-edits (with Alison Mackey) the Routledge series on Second Language Acquisition Research.

"[T]he book fills an existing gap in the literature of grammaticality judgment tasks. […] It is commendable that the authors are well-seasoned in the relevant research and researchers can immensely benefit. [… T]he book can be taught at an MA level in applied linguistics programs." - Mohammad Salehi, Sharif University of Technology, in International Journal of Applied Linguistics

• Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Judgment Data in Linguistic Research1. Introduction2. Judgment Data in Linguistics3. ConclusionChapter 2: Judgment Data in L2 Research: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives1. Introduction2. Judgment Data in Second Language Research3. L2 Judgment Data: A Brief History4. What Knowledge is Being Measured?5. What are Judgment Tasks Used for?6. Intervening Variables7. ConclusionChapter 3: Uses of Judgments in L2 Research Introduction Frameworks3. Knowledge Types 4. Specific Constructs5. Additional Research Areas6. What languages Have Been Used?7. Proficiency Levels8.. ConclusionChapter 4: A Guide to Using Judgment Tasks in L2 Research1. Introduction2. Design Features3. Other Considerations4. Data Sharing5. ConclusionChapter 5: Variations on Judgment Tasks Introduction Interpretation Tasks3. Pragmatic Tasks 4. Preference Tasks5. Error Correction Tasks6. Multiple-Choice Tasks7. Judgment Tasks in Combination With Psycholinguistic and Neurolinguistic Measures8. Many Task Types in One9. ConclusionChapter 6: Analyzing Judgment Data Introduction Cleaning the Data3. Scoring Responses to Binary and Scalar Judgments4. Scoring Corrections5. Basic Inferential Statistics With Judgment Data6. Reporting Individual Results7. Rasch Analysis8. Analyzing Likert Scale Data: z-Scores 9. Binary Judgments: d-Prime Scores10. Analyzing Magnitude Estimation Scores11. Using Response Time Data12. Using Judgment Data Results in Conjunction With Other Measures13. Conclusion