Welcome to the Synthesis and Meta-Analysis class!

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This is the third time I teach this seminar (I taught it first in spring 2003 at NAU, and again in spring 2006 at UHM). I don't want to set the bar too high, but some of the readings we will do this semester were projects that originated in those seminars and are now published, in press, or under review:

Keck, C. M., Iberri-Shea, G., Tracy-Ventura, N., & Wa-Mbaleka, S. (2006). Investigating the empirical link between task-based interaction and acquisition: A meta-analysis. In J. M. Norris & L. Ortega (Eds.), Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching (pp. 91-131). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Jeon, E. H., & Kaya, T. (2006). Effects of l2 instruction on interlanguage pragmatic development: A meta-analysis. In J. M. Norris & L. Ortega (Eds.), Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching (pp. 165-211). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Lee, S.-K., & Huang, H. T. (2008). Visual input enhancement and grammar learning: A meta-analytic review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 30(4).

Kim, Y. H., Lekprichakul, T., & Ko, M. H. (2007). Conceptualization of recasts and their operationalization in second language acquisition: A systematic research synthesis. Manuscript under review.

I look forward to working with you during this semester and adding to the list of meta-analytic work in applied linguistics!

Lourdes