Martin Howard
List of John Benjamins publications in which Martin Howard is involved.
Journal
ISSN 2405-5522 | E‑ISSN 2405‑5530
Yearbook
Approaches and Methods in French Second Language Acquisition Research
Edited by Martin Howard
Against the backdrop of the critical importance of recognising the specificity of learning languages other than English (LOTEs) in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research, this volume focuses on a state-of-the-art presentation of the research approaches and methods that characterise French as… read more[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 9] 2025. xi, 379 pp.
French liaison in second language acquisition / La liaison en français langue étrangère: Issues, methods and perspectives / Thèmes, méthodes et perspectives
Edited by Martin Howard and Malin Ågren
Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 10:1 (2019) v, 139 pp.
Tense-Aspect-Modality in a Second Language: Contemporary perspectives
Edited by Martin Howard and Pascale Leclercq
Situated within the long-established domain of temporality research in Second Language Acquisition, this book aims to provide an update on recent research directions in the field through a range of papers which explore relatively new territory. Those areas include the expression of modality and… read more[Studies in Bilingualism, 50] 2017. vi, 257 pp.
The Morphological Expression of Temporality on the Verb in French as a Second Language / L’expression morphologique de la temporalité sur le verbe en français langue seconde
Edited by Pascale Leclercq and Martin Howard
Special issue of Language, Interaction and Acquisition 6:1 (2015) v, 180 pp.
EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 10 (2010)
Edited by Leah Roberts, Martin Howard, Muiris Ó Laoire and David Singleton
The annual conference of the European Second Language Association provides an opportunity for the presentation of second language research with a genuinely European flavour. The theoretical perspectives adopted are wide-ranging and may fall within traditions overlooked elsewhere. Moreover, the… read more[EUROSLA Yearbook, 10] 2010. vi, 281 pp.
2025 Chapter 1. Exploring research methods in French as a second language: An introduction Approaches and Methods in French Second Language Acquisition Research, Howard, Martin (ed.), pp. 1–17 | Chapter
This introductory chapter situates the volume in the context of French second language acquisition (SLA) research and languages other than English (LOTEs) more generally against the backdrop of English as the global lingua franca of our times. The presentation extends to the contribution of… read more
2025 Chapter 15. Research approaches and methods in second language French: Contributions, challenges, opportunities and directions Approaches and Methods in French Second Language Acquisition Research, Howard, Martin (ed.), pp. 364–375 | Chapter
Following on the individual chapter contributions across different areas of SLA inquiry, this concluding chapter to the volume offers some synthesis reflections more generally on approaches and methods that characterise the study of L2 French. The presentation considers the specific research… read more
2025 Chapter 9. Approaches and methods in research on sociolinguistic and pragmatic competence in second language French Approaches and Methods in French Second Language Acquisition Research, Howard, Martin (ed.), pp. 206–231 | Chapter
This chapter offers a review and critique of methods and approaches characterising the investigation of the acquisition of the interrelated areas of sociolinguistic and pragmatic competence in second-language French. Following on an introduction to key distinguishing constructs and concepts, the… read more
2023 Chapter 10. Grammatical development during study abroad: Approaches and methods Methods in Study Abroad Research: Past, present, and future, Pérez-Vidal, Carmen and Cristina Sanz (eds.), pp. 239–263 | Chapter
This chapter considers how study-abroad research has investigated different dimensions of grammatical development in learner processing, comprehension, knowledge and production. The chapter looks at the principal instruments and methods used, reflecting different theoretical paradigms. There… read more
2019 Introduction: French liaison in second language acquisition French liaison in second language acquisition / La liaison en français langue étrangère: Issues, methods and perspectives / Thèmes, méthodes et perspectives, Howard, Martin and Malin Ågren (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Introduction
This introduction to the special issue presents a brief overview of the phonological phenomenon of liaison in French, drawing on the morphosyntactic contexts of its use by native speakers. We outline previous research on liaison in second language acquisition, focusing on the challenges this… read more
2019 Introduction: La liaison en français langue étrangère French liaison in second language acquisition / La liaison en français langue étrangère: Issues, methods and perspectives / Thèmes, méthodes et perspectives, Howard, Martin and Malin Ågren (eds.), pp. 11–21 | Introduction
Dans cette introduction, nous caractérisons le phénomène phonologique que constitue la liaison en français en faisant référence à ses contextes d’emploi morphosyntaxiques. Ensuite, nous présentons un court survol des recherches antérieures sur l’acquisition de la liaison en langue seconde du… read more
2017 Tense, aspect and modality in second language acquisition: An overview Tense-Aspect-Modality in a Second Language: Contemporary perspectives, Howard, Martin and Pascale Leclercq (eds.), pp. 1–25 | Article
2015 The morphological expression of temporality on the verb in French as a second language The Morphological Expression of Temporality on the Verb in French as a Second Language / L’expression morphologique de la temporalité sur le verbe en français langue seconde, Leclercq, Pascale and Martin Howard (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article
2014 The effects of time in the development of complexity and accuracy during study abroad: A study of French and Chinese learners of English EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 14 (2014), Roberts, Leah, Ineke Vedder and Jan H. Hulstijn (eds.), pp. 31–64 | Article
Reflecting the current age of mammoth globalisation and the desirability of having a second language in today’s world, study abroad (SA) is becoming increasingly popular amongst university students across many disciplines. Moreover, with the EU identifying a target of 20% participation in SA in… read more
2013 La liaison en français langue seconde: Une étude longitudinale préliminaire Language, Interaction and Acquisition 4:2, pp. 190–231 | Article
This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of French liaison among Irish university learners. Quantitative analysis of their spoken language points to the clear distinction that underlies their use of liaison between obligatory and variable contexts. In the former case, they evidence… read more
2012 On the relationship between sociolinguistic and grammatical development: A longitudinal case-study of L2 French EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 12 (2012), Roberts, Leah, Christina Lindqvist, Camilla Bardel and Niclas Abrahamsson (eds.), pp. 88–111 | Article
While SLA studies on the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation have primarily illuminated the impact of social and socio-biographic factors on such development, this paper is a response to the need for studies of the relationship between sociolinguistic development and other components of the… read more
2005 On The Role Of Context In The Development Of Learner Language: Insights From Study Abroad Research ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 147/148, pp. 1–20 | Article
Based on an expansive study of Irish university learners of French, this paper aims to illuminate the specificity of the role played by ‘learning context’ on the learners’ language development. Following discussion of the concept of ‘learning context’ in language learning, the paper compares the… read more
2002 Prototypical and non-prototypical marking in the advanced learner’s aspectuo-temporal system EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 2 (2002), Foster-Cohen, Susan H., Tanja Ruthenberg and Marie Louise Poschen (eds.), pp. 87–113 | Article
This paper investigates the effect of verb semantics on the variable use of aspectuo-temporal morphology by the advanced learner of French. Using the Aspect Hypothesis as a heuristic to test the extent to which the advanced learner overrides the effect of verb semantics in aspectual contexts where… read more
2001 The effects of study abroad on the L2 learner’s structural skills: Evidence from advanced learners of French EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 1 (2001), Foster-Cohen, Susan H. and Anna Nizegorodcew (eds.), pp. 123–141 | Article
This article compares the relative effect of study abroad as opposed to foreign language instruction on an aspect of the L2 learner’s grammatical development, namely the expression of past time in target language (TL) French. Based on a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of oral data elicited… read more