Susan M. Gass
List of John Benjamins publications in which Susan M. Gass is involved.
Journal
ISSN 0213-2028 | E‑ISSN 2254‑6774
Titles
World Applied Linguistics: A Celebration of AILA at 40. AILA Review, Volume 17
Edited by Susan M. Gass and Sinfree Makoni
Volume 17 of AILA Review will focus on Applied Linguistics as an international discipline. Authors from various regions of the world will focus on the following questions: What has been the development of Applied Linguistics in your region? What are current issues being dealt with in Applied… read more[AILA Review, 17] 2004. 143 pp.
Pedagogical Norms for Second and Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Studies in honour of Albert Valdman
Edited by Susan M. Gass, Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Sally Magnan Pierce and Joel Walz
The concept of Pedagogical Norm is grounded in both sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic principles. Pedagogical norms guide the selection and sequencing of target language features for language teaching and learning. This book both situates and expands on this concept highlighting the interaction… read more[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 5] 2002. vi, 305 pp.
Language Transfer in Language Learning: Revised edition
Edited by Susan M. Gass and Larry Selinker
The study of native language influence in Second Language Acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from… read more[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders, 5] 1992. x, 236 pp.
2024 Chapter 19. The ethical gray area: Journal editors’ perspectives Ethical Issues in Applied Linguistics Scholarship, De Costa, Peter I., Amr Rabie-Ahmed and Carlo Cinaglia (eds.), pp. 341–354 | Chapter
This chapter is a collective reflection on key ethical dilemmas encountered by four past and/or current editors of journals in diverse sub-fields of Applied Linguistics. We reflect on (i) our understanding of ethics in relation to journal editing; (ii) specific ethical challenges we faced in our… read more
2022 Chapter 2. Taking the Long view: A bibliometric analysis Second Language Acquisition Theory: The legacy of Professor Michael H. Long, Benati, Alessandro G. and John W. Schwieter (eds.), pp. 9–28 | Chapter
By any definition, Michael Long was a giant in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). He was one of the very few who could truly wed language learning and language teaching which he did in a seamless fashion. His impact is far-reaching and envelops a number of different areas as we will… read more
2021 Chapter 16. Individual characteristics in advanced Spanish proficiency: Cluster and case-matching analyses on 127 advanced learners Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 367–396 | Chapter
In this article we investigated the learner characteristics of 127 Spanish language learners who achieved “advanced” in at least one tested skill (speaking, reading, or listening). We compared their profiles with case-control-matched non-advanced peers. All students took a background survey on… read more
2017 Chapter 12. Preservice instructors’ performance on a language learning task: Altering interlocutor task orientation Expanding Individual Difference Research in the Interaction Approach: Investigating learners, instructors, and other interlocutors, Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura (ed.), pp. 281–302 | Chapter
Previous research has shown that preservice instructors focus less on language while completing dyadic language learning tasks (Polio, Gass, & Chapin, 2006) and give less feedback than experienced instructors in a classroom setting (Mackey, Polio, & McDonough, 2004). Although most language… read more
2016 The Road Travelled Becoming and Being an Applied Linguist: The life histories of some applied linguists, Ellis, Rod (ed.), pp. 253–274 | Article
2014 Chapter 7. Methodological influences of “Interlanguage” (1972): Data then and data now Interlanguage: Forty years later, Han, ZhaoHong and Elaine Tarone (eds.), pp. 147–172 | Chapter
This chapter examines the impact of Selinker’s claim that certain data were inappropriate for SLA research: grammaticality judgments and nonsense syllables. The field has gradually come to understand SLA through multiple data types, so that the current view is that data are not appropriate or… read more
2013 Chapter 3. Interaction and the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy: A study using syntactic priming Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism, Schwieter, John W. (ed.), pp. 43–62 | Article
Following on the extensive findings of the benefits of conversational interaction in second language (L2) learning and the existence of the Accessibility Hierarchy (AH) in L2 learners’ acquisition of relative clauses (RCs), this study considers how RC input provided to L2 learners results in… read more
2011 English language testing: A case study of test development in Greece English in Europe Today: Sociocultural and educational perspectives, De Houwer, Annick and Antje Wilton (eds.), pp. 31–50 | Article
This paper chronicles the development of an English language test in Greece. The observations include data from surveys of school owners, instructors, Greek test item reviewers, students, and parents. The focus in the analysis is on how both the internal (psychometric and content) characteristics… read more
2011 Working memory capacity, inhibitory control, and proficiency in a second language Modeling Bilingualism: From Structure to Chaos, Schmid, Monika S. and Wander Lowie (eds.), pp. 59–84 | Article
This paper investigates the relationship between working memory capacity and inhibitory control as a function of L2 proficiency. Students (n =121) in first and third year university Spanish classes were given L1 and L2 reading span tests and an L1 and L2 Stroop interference task. The two groups had… read more
2006 9. Generalizability: What are we generalizing anyway? Inference and Generalizability in Applied Linguistics: Multiple perspectives, Chalhoub-Deville, Micheline, Carol A. Chapelle and Patricia A. Duff (eds.), pp. 209–220 | Chapter
2006 Input, Interaction and Output: An Overview Themes in SLA Research, Bardovi-Harlig, Kathleen and Zoltán Dörnyei (eds.), pp. 3–17 | Article
This paper presents an overview of what has come to be known as the Interaction Hypothesis, the basic tenet of which is that through input and interaction with interlocutors, language learners have opportunities to notice differences between their own formulations of the target language and the… read more
2004 Introduction World Applied Linguistics: A Celebration of AILA at 40, Gass, Susan M. and Sinfree Makoni (eds.), p. | Miscellaneous
2002 Introduction Pedagogical Norms for Second and Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Studies in honour of Albert Valdman, Gass, Susan M., Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, Sally Magnan Pierce and Joel Walz (eds.), pp. 1–12 | Article
1995 Universals, SLA, and language pedagogy: 1984 revisited The Current State of Interlanguage: Studies in honor of William E. Rutherford, Eubank, Lynn, Larry Selinker and Michael Sharwood Smith (eds.), pp. 31–42 | Article
1992 Introduction Language Transfer in Language Learning: Revised edition, Gass, Susan M. and Larry Selinker (eds.), pp. 1–17 | Article
1984 Second laguage acquisition and the ontology of laguage universals Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition, Rutherford, William E. (ed.), pp. 33–68 | Article
1984 Reply to Kumpf’s Comments Language Universals and Second Language Acquisition, Rutherford, William E. (ed.), pp. 73–78 | Article