Paul Sevigny

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How do u treat continuous variables with floor and ceiling (dependent var.), like level-specific language proficiency tests in regression analysis?

Admin at a university would like to know what language classroom activities have the greatest impact on the tests we use for benchmarking/completion of each level in our language program. The...

09 May 2023 1,801 1 View

What is the process for getting a journal listed in the Scimago SJR Ranking system?

There are many small research journals that have no official impact rating. I would like to hear from scholars who have helped to build the impact of new journals regarding the process of getting...

03 August 2018 7,868 0 View

Academic journal editors: Should a journal publish the names of external reviewers as a way to recognize their contributions to the journal?

To be a peer-reviewed journal, it is assumed that blind reviews are necessary. Yet, I notice that some excellent journals online do list the names of an extensive review board on the home page or...

23 July 2017 2,476 5 View

How can Stylistics help students connect to cultural context knowledge in the study of literature?

I found Zyngier (2001) 'Towards a cultural approach to stylistics' and Paton (2000) 'Beyond Bakhtin: Towards a cultural stylistics.' I have the Routledge Handbook of Stylistics in front of me too,...

22 March 2017 9,328 4 View

What vocabulary size safely correlates to a 550 on the paper-based TOEFL test, assuming learners have a strong grasp of lemma members?

Tools like Word Engine and its V-check system establish the learner's approximate vocabulary size and allow learners to study from lists pertaining to either general purposes or TOEFL study, for...

21 April 2016 8,763 8 View

Can one become highly proficient in just one or two of the six skills in a foreign language, e.g., grammar and reading?

In SLA, L2 learning is typically broken down into six skills--speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary. In my context (EFL), some would like to define success with instruments...

05 December 2015 2,626 14 View

What is the best conference format for a roundtable discussion in applied linguistics or cultural studies? How does it differ from a panel discussion?

I want to create a roundtable discussion format for a cultural studies conference. I currently have a 150 minute 5-6 person panel discussion standard where there is a general abstract and then...

29 August 2015 4,505 16 View