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New JESLA article: Ben Amor (2025)

Ben Amor, O. (2025). Exploring Phraseological Patterns in Business English Non-Finite Clauses. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 168–186. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.135 Abstract The increasing availability of large-scale corpora and advanced data-processing tools has enhanced the analysis of phraseological units. This study investigates the phraseology of English non-finite clauses – specifically to-infinitive, –ing, and past participle clauses … Continue reading New JESLA article: Ben Amor (2025)

Social webinar for ECRs on abstract writing, 31 October 2025

Dear EuroSLA member, We are holding our next free social webinar for Early Career Researchers on 31 October 2025 at 13:00-14:30 CET (click to convert to your local time) on the topic of abstract writing. This will be a chance for ECRs (which includes, of course, post-grad students) to catch up with each other, make some new connections with other SLA researchers … Continue reading Social webinar for ECRs on abstract writing, 31 October 2025

New JESLA article: Vogelzang, Carston & Tsimpli (2025)

Vogelzang, M., Carston, R., & Tsimpli, I. (2025). L2 English Speakers’ Ability to Process Novel Denominal Verbs: The Role of Proficiency and Language Experience. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 156–167. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.120 Abstract As if learning a second language (L2) was not challenging enough, languages continue to innovate and introduce new words. One source … Continue reading New JESLA article: Vogelzang, Carston & Tsimpli (2025)

New JESLA article: Forti, Fioravanti, D’Alesio, Roccaforte, & Spina (2025)

Forti, L., Fioravanti, I., D’Alesio, V., Roccaforte, M., & Spina, S. (2025). Producing and processing word combinations in an L2: An eye-tracking study exploring the individual learner experience. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 139–155. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.144 Abstract Integration between production data and processing data has generally been based on the combination between corpus-based measures … Continue reading New JESLA article: Forti, Fioravanti, D’Alesio, Roccaforte, & Spina (2025)

New JESLA article: Abel-Hardenberg, Poarch, & Michel (2025)

Abel-Hardenberg, N., Poarch, G. J., & Michel, M. (2025). The Effect of Pedagogical Translanguaging, Typographic Input Enhancement, and Input Flood on the Awareness for Syntactic L1–L3 Transfer Opportunities in Dutch Learners of L3 German. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 124–138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.119 Abstract Cross-linguistic interaction is a prominent issue in third language … Continue reading New JESLA article: Abel-Hardenberg, Poarch, & Michel (2025)

Call for Papers for EuroSLA 35, 2026

The 35th annual conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA 35) will take place from June 24–27, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by the Research Center for Linguistics (CLUNL) at NOVA University Lisbon, one of Portugal’s leading institutions in the language sciences. Keynote speakers: • Melissa Baese-Berk (University of Chicago) • Bram Bulté (Council … Continue reading Call for Papers for EuroSLA 35, 2026

New JESLA roles – call for expression of interest

Call out for two new roles to support JESLA, the Journal of the European Second Language Association, deadline 5pm BST, Friday 10th October 2025. Please share this call across your networks – note, current EuroSLA membership is not required to serve in these roles. JESLA, the Journal of the European Second Language Association, is seeking two enthusiastic people to join the … Continue reading New JESLA roles – call for expression of interest

New JESLA article: Brasolin & Bienati (2025)

Brasolin, P., & Bienati, A. (2025). Phraseology meets information theory: Going beyond the bag-of-words approach in complexity measures. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 103–123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.140 Abstract This article investigates how phraseological diversity measures behave across two different axes of variation – expertise and order – with the aim of determining their ability to discriminate between … Continue reading New JESLA article: Brasolin & Bienati (2025)

Language Learning: Call for a 2027 special issue

Language Learning is inviting proposals for a 2027 special issue from prospective guest editors. We welcome proposals that will engage Language Learning’s international readership and advance scholarly understanding of language learning. We are especially interested in special issue themes that highlight work in areas of inquiry, theoretical approaches, and methodological tools in language learning that are … Continue reading Language Learning: Call for a 2027 special issue

New JESLA article: Berchio, Bonvin & Berthele (2025)

Berchio, G., Bonvin, A., & Berthele, R. (2025). Swiss German Additive Focus Particle auch in bi-/multilingual Speakers: The Role of Language Typology, Language Dominance and Proficiency. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 9(1), 85–102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.127 Abstract Prior research on information structure has yielded differences in the use of cohesive devices to highlight additive relations by speakers of … Continue reading New JESLA article: Berchio, Bonvin & Berthele (2025)