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Replication research in L2 listening comprehension: A conceptual replication of Graham & Macaro (2008) and an approximate replication of Vandergrift & Tafaghodtari (2010) and Brett (1997)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2015

Larry Vandergrift
Affiliation:
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, University of Ottawa, Canadalvdgrift@uottawa.ca
Jeremy Cross
Affiliation:
Nagoya University, Japancross@lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Most recent publications related to listening comprehension research deal with listening strategy instruction, metacognitive instruction or multimedia applications. This paper discusses one study from each of these three domains – Graham & Macaro (2008), Vandergrift & Tafaghodtari (2010) and Brett (1997) – and presents the need and possibilities for replication, along with a few minor, but interesting, variations that could help test the robustness of the original study. After providing some background to each of the three domains, we overview the respective studies and propose approaches to replication (both approximate and conceptual) along with the accompanying benefits.

Type
Replication Studies
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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