Previous work is yet to provide a cognitive measure of attention using multiple measures to capture the complexity of this process (i.e. adapting attentional resources via greater visual search sensitivity and ability to ignore distractor patterns), – Vaughan and Laborde (242) This paper by Dr Robert Vaughan and Dr Sylvain Read more…
Dr Becky Muradás-Taylor’s article is a case study of a person with three L1s who started studying Japanese in the UK at the age of 30. The study investigates the participant’s production of accurate pitch accent in their spoken Japanese. This paper shows that L2 Japanese learners’ Standard Japanese pitch Read more…
Given the increasing prevalence of depression, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to an additional 380000 adults being able to access IAPT services by 2023–24, there is urgency in obtaining definitive evidence that PCET is non-inferior to CBT. – Barkham et Read more…
Every student who has ever taken an exam will know how vital study guides and textbooks are for studying and revision. But did you know York St John’s very own Dr Katy Bloom Milner has authored a student book? This student book is AQA-Approved and utilized across the country to Read more…
It is important to note that whilst addressing important questions about the nature of children’s innovative abilities, the current research on children’s tool innovation has been limited to very few paradigms… – Cutting et al. (10) This article by Dr Nicola Cutting and colleagues details two experiments conducted in order Read more…
Appropriately for a book on applied linguistics, Hall and Wicaksono’s collection aims at being ‘useful’ for scholars and practitioners engaged in language education. To this end it mixes abstract discussions about ontology […] with case studies focussing on different elements of English language education. – Phillip Seargeant, Open University This Read more…
We spoke to Richard Day about his Doctorate of Education, this is what we found out! The widely accepted interactions between expert and novice in which question-interpretation-response-interpretation and the uses of language combine to bring into being the candidate as teacher via a search to unveil a prescribed set of Read more…
The potential for pedagogical intervention that draws upon students’ motivational strengths without requiring additional class time could help bridge the gap between individual differences research and L2 pedagogy. – Han and McDonough (4) This article by Dr Yeji Han and Professor Kim McDonough focuses on motivation for Second Language Acquisition Read more…
This book is written for everyone interested in love and in therapy. Therapists are invited to consider the place of love in their work and in how they relate to their clients. Those for whom therapy is part of their lives in the past, the present, or the future will Read more…
This book is a must-read for all those concerned about growing inequalities in education and what we need to do about them. – Diane Reay, University of Cambridge Drawing on political theory, Dr Charlotte Haines Lyon’s chapter explores how a radical pluralist democratic understanding of parent engagement with schools can Read more…