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 1,869 1 View

What triggers code switching back to the L1 from the L2 in dissimilar languages?

Research has shown that cognates are triggers for code switching between similar languages Broersma et al (2009). I am curious if researchers and bilinguals from dissimilar languages have personal...

14 September 2018 3,717 4 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 7,912 0 View

How do you break down vocabulary learning in large university EFL programs to define objectives for Assurance of Learning (AoL)?

Vocabulary learning is difficult to break down into assessable, concrete units due to individual gaps and differences. For example, we have individually differentiated study through Word Engine,...

22 September 2017 4,176 4 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 2,554 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 9,371 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 8,815 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 2,689 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 4,551 16 View