One of the most insightfully reflective, thoughtful, and thought-provoking projects I know of in the entire field. So glad to see this outstanding volume, edited by Lee McCallum, Dara Tafazoli, and Ali H. Al-Hoorie, out and 100% openaccess


Research Cultures in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Lee McCallum, Dara Tafazoli, & Ali H. Al-Hoorie (Eds.)

2025


(PDFs of individual chapters can be downloaded using the links below.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_K3Xtp-BjYRiVzPI4j_4hqNBKHsUnLRB/view

Dear All

The new issue of Applied Pragmatics has been published.


Applied Pragmatics
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2025)
Frequency and listener perceptions of the nursery we in instructor-student interactions
Elizabeth Hanks | pp. 1–28
 
Does grammatical aspect convey pragmatic meaning? The case of believe in the progressive aspect
Marianna Gracheva | pp. 29–55
 
Ontological realism as a validity criterion in second-language strategic competence assessment
Stephen P O’Connell & Steven J Ross | pp. 56–81
 
Pragmatic research in English as an Asian lingua franca: A systematic review
Xianming Fang | pp. 82–108

Editors
Zia Tajeddin
Naoko Taguchi

Associate Editors
Minoo Alemi
Anne Barron
Zohreh R. Eslami
Thi Thuy Minh Nguyen

 
benjamins.com/catalog/ap.7.1

📚 PREET Center presents:

🔴 A Practical Course on Quantitative Research Designs with SPSS (Module 1)

🔹 Instructor: Dr. Hessameddin Ghanber
🔹 Duration: Six weeks (six sessions)
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Dear Colleagues,

Greetings. You might be interested in this monograph, the idea of which came to my mind four years ago after being enlightened by Yin et al.'s (2019) study on the Dispositions towards Loving Pedagogy (DTLP) scale: Instrument development and demographic analysis.

The new scale development and validation might be suitable for EFL/ESL contexts.

Derakhshan, A. (2025). _Loving pedagogy in second and foreign language education: Underlying components, measurement, and ecological systems_. Springer.

https://link.springer.com/book/9783031983849

This monograph was supported by my national project in China.

Best,
Ali Derakhshan
[11/06, 16:37] +98 912 634 7213: Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to share that our new book, "Key Concepts in Syllabus Design and Materials Development," has just been published!
A heartfelt thanks goes to my esteemed co-author, Professor Zia Tajeddin, for his exceptional collaboration, dedication, and hard work throughout this rewarding journey.
📖 Explore our book here:
👉https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-4158-6
We hope scholars, educators, and practitioners find it insightful and enriching.

Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to share that our new book, "Key Concepts in Syllabus Design and Materials Development," has just been published!
A heartfelt thanks goes to my esteemed co-author, Professor Zia Tajeddin, for his exceptional collaboration, dedication, and hard work throughout this rewarding journey.
📖 Explore our book here:
👉https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-4158-6
We hope scholars, educators, and practitioners find it insightful and enriching.

💡Steps to MANOVA Decision

💡How to avoid MANOVA pitfalls?

💡MANOVA Assumptions

💡Typical Moderator Variables in AL

Two Corrections for Cohen's D in SPSS's Tables and their Functions

▶️ Hedge's Correction:


🔹 When the sample size is small (e.g., n=8 in each group), we can use Hedge's Correction. That is a variation of Cohen's d which includes a correction for small sample sizes. This adjustment makes the data analysis more accurate when sample sizes are below 20 per group.


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▶️ Glass's delta:


🔹Because group variances were unequal, we calculated Glass's delta instead of Cohen's d. Glass's delta measures effect size using the control group's standard deviation, making it appropriate when variances differ.

My explanations from one of my classes

💡Sampling Techniques

💡Different Types of Contrast in ANOVAs in SPSS and Other Programs

What is the Noncentrality Parameter? (A new part added to the most recent version of SPSS in ANOVA's tables)

The noncentrality parameter (λ) is a value used in noncentral distributions (like the noncentral F-distribution) to compute:

Observed power

Confidence intervals

Critical values for hypothesis tests

It quantifies how far the true distribution is from the null distribution. When λ = 0, the F-distribution is central (i.e., under the null hypothesis).

A larger λ means a larger effect — the further the true mean is from the null.

Noncent. Parameter (λ): A theoretical value that determines the shape of the F-distribution under the alternative hypothesis.

Higher λ>>>Greater deviation from null → stronger evidence for the effect.

Used for>>>Calculating observed power and confidence intervals.