Individual Differences in Second Language (L2) Pragmatics in Study Abroad Contexts
A special issue of Languages (ISSN 2226-471X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 2437
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my great pleasure to announce this call for papers for a Special Issue of Languages to focus on individual differences in second language (L2) pragmatics in study abroad contexts.
Over the past two decades, L2 learners’ pragmatic development during study abroad has attracted sustained research attention (Taguchi and Roever, 2017), leading to the publication of empirical studies in the form of monographs (e.g., Barron, 2002; Ren, 2015; Schauer, 2009), journal special issues (e.g., Sánchez Hernández, 2022), and many articles/chapters. The existing literature has indicated that L2 learners’ experiences in study abroad contexts can be highly dynamic and complex, a major reason for this being that contextual affordances usually interact with individual learner characteristics to shape the developmental trajectories of L2 pragmatic competence. Such context–individual interaction (Taguchi and Roever, 2017) merits empirical attention because research in this regard can help to uncover the effects of various learner-internal and learner-external factors on pragmatic developmental pathways. To date, however, research on context–individual interaction has not received focused treatment in the form of book-length publications, and this Special Issue of Languages represents an effort in this direction.
We welcome proposals of empirical studies that investigate individual differences in L2 pragmatics in study abroad contexts. The term “individual differences” refers to individual difference factors (e.g., proficiency, length of stay, intercultural competence, motivation, learning strategies, attitude) as well as learners’ individualized developmental trajectories. The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together a collection of high-quality studies featuring varied theoretical (e.g., cognitive and social) and methodological approaches (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods), different pragmatic constructs (e.g., interactional ability, speech acts, implicature, pragmatic routines, sentence-final particles), and multiple target languages across different study abroad contexts.
In terms of procedures, we request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor ([email protected]) or to the Languages editorial office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editor for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
For any questions on Article Processing Charge (APC), please feel free to contact the Editorial Office.
Tentative completion schedule:
- Abstract submission deadline: 20 January 2023
- Notification of abstract acceptance: 20 March 2023
- Full manuscript deadline: 20 December 2023
References
Barron, A. (2003). Acquisition in interlanguage pragmatics. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Ren, W. (2015). L2 Pragmatic Development in Study Abroad Contexts. Peter Lang.
Schauer. G. (2009). Interlanguage pragmatic development: The study abroad context. Continuum.
Taguchi, N., & Roever, C. (2017). Second language pragmatics. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press.
Sánchez Hernández, A. (2022) (Ed.). Second language pragmatic development in study abroad contexts. Special issue of Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education, 7(1).
Dr. Shuai Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- individual difference
- second language pragmatics
- study abroad
