Grup de Recerca en Adquisició de Llengües / Language Acquisition Research Group based in Barcelona, Spainhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mon6iavovc2nNew Research: Spacing & Context Variability in L2 Vocabulary Learning 👁️📊 Raquel Serrano (UB) & Ana Pellicer-Sánchez (UCL) examine how practice distribution and contextual variation affect incidental vocabulary acquisition during L2 reading. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716425100283 🧵🧵🧵19 Jun 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon6iavovc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mnev77zlis23Speech Rhythm & Utterance Fluency in L2 English 🗣️📊 How do objective acoustic metrics map onto subjective listener perceptions? A new GRAL study (2025) unpacks the independent contributions of rhythm and fluency. 🧵03 Jun 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnev77zlis23https://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3ml3rec2uek2qWe’re happy to share a new article by Emily Flagg and GRAL member Carmen Muñoz, based on Emily’s MA thesis 🎓 📚 English Language Online Communities: Usage of Synchronous Chat Servers in Informal Digital Learning of English (2025) 🔗https://doi.org/10.14434/li.v23.40787 🧵🧵05 May 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3rec2uek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mjxanubl7k2pAddressing Input-Test Incongruence in AV Research 📺 Does relying on written tests bias results in favor of captioned viewing? A new report from GRAL (2025) argues that unimodal testing overlooks the essential visual channel of audiovisual input. Three key arguments below:🧵🧵🧵20 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxanubl7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mj2kuqhcjk25How does self-monitoring influence L2 development? In a new contribution to The Handbook of Second Language Listening (🧵& Levis, Eds.), Ingrid Mora-Plaza & Mireia Ortega (2025) review the state of the field.🧵🧵09 Apr 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2kuqhcjk25https://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mguoobsqgs2r🥳🥳🥳Matthew Pattemore successfully defended his PhD "Automated digital corrective feedback in game-based language learning games" last Monday. Dr. Elsa Tragant presided the committee, which included Dr. Jonathon Reinhardt from Uni of Arizona & Dr. Kay Berkling from the Cooperative State Uni, Germany.12 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguoobsqgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mgp6nb2mgc2aTask Design: Serious Business for the 21st Century How do we bridge the gap between complex research and the tasks teachers actually use in class? Roger Gilabert explores the evolution of task design and where it’s headed next. 🔗 Read the full chapter here: https://doi.org/10.1075/tblt.17.02gil 🧵10 Mar 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp6nb2mgc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mga4mxrlpc22📚 A new entry by GRAL member Imma Miralpeix has been published in the The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics! 📖 Read the entry: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1270.pub2 #AppliedLinguistics #VocabularyLearning #SecondLanguageAcquisition #GRAL #UB04 Mar 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga4mxrlpc22https://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mfoeiey2h22zAnother GRAL publication! Huge congratulations to Vera Trager and Roger Gilabert for their article in Language Teaching Research 👏 #GRAL #AppliedLinguistics #TBLT #TaskDesign #EdTech #EFL #TeacherTraining25 Feb 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoeiey2h22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3meinbxp3xs2y📚 We are excited to share the publication of Audiovisual Input in Foreign Language Learning, edited by GRAL members Anastasia Pattemore & Ferran Gesa, bringing together recent empirical research on how original-version audiovisual materials support foreign language learning. #GRAL #SLA10 Feb 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3meinbxp3xs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mduwnfj2qc2iCan we predict how well kids learn new words? 🧠📝 As we continue sharing our 2025 highlights, we’re diving into the world of aptitude in young learners. Carmen Muñoz and Ariane Ruiz de Apodaca examined 95 students aged 10–12 to see what best predicts their success in learning new vocabulary. 🧵🧵🧵02 Feb 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduwnfj2qc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mczhbyslx226New Release Alert Gaming for Literacy: Fun vs. Effectiveness? 🎮📝 Does enjoying a game actually lead to better learning? Matthew Pattemore and Roger Gilabert investigated 125 young EFL learners playing literacy minigames to find out. 🔗full paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf041 thread🧵22 Jan 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczhbyslx226https://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3mca24pyrhk2n✨ New year, new look: same GRAL! ✨ We hope you all had a wonderful break 💜 We’re kicking things off with the first article of the year👇 🔍 Does comprehension of L2 television programs improve through regular classroom viewing? ✍️ Geòrgia Pujadas & Stuart Webb (2025) 🧵🧵12 Jan 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mca24pyrhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3maktdrgxak2t🎄✨ Happy holidays from GRAL! ✨🎄 Last Friday we held our last GRAL meeting of the year, where we shared updates on our ongoing projects in Second Language Acquisition, covering areas such as task-based learning (TaskGen app), CLIL, reading, phonetics and audiovisual input.22 Dec 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3maktdrgxak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3m5ldjcya622q🎇 Flashback to a year ago when Dr. Sal Consoli from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social came to @ub.edu to give a speech entitled "Reflexivity as Social Practice: Humanizing Applied Linguistics" to professors, MA students, and PhD students of @gralbcn.bsky.social 👏14 Nov 2025 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ldjcya622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3m4xepwyw2s2u🎉 The GRAL Research Group celebrates 30 years! 📅 On September 26th, the Language Acquisition Research Group (GRAL) of @ub.edu celebrated its thirtieth anniversary together with former members and closest collaborators.06 Nov 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xepwyw2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3m4iqoyzcoc2l🎉 GRAL started the academic year strong with a PhD dissertation defense by Gisela Sosa-López entitled "The Role of L2 Speaking Anxiety in L2 Speaking Fluency, Pronunciation Accuracy and Comprehensibility in Instructed English" supervised by Juan C. Mora Bonilla (@ub.edu).31 Oct 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iqoyzcoc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3ltp63nuk4k2kAt the end of June, @gralbcn.bsky.social was at the ITAP Annual Conference 2025: "Resources for L2 pragmatics teaching across instructional contexts" at the @ull.es in Tenerife, Spain. @itapassociation.bsky.social11 Jul 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltp63nuk4k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lt5bs6wx4s2qLast week @gralbcn.bsky.social was in Tromsø, Norway at UiT the Arctic University of Norway for EuroSLA34, whose current president is GRAL's very own Roger Gilabert. 🔗 Link to conference website: https://en.uit.no/tavla/artikkel/845263/eurosla_3404 Jul 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5bs6wx4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lslu6gv4js2tGRAL is at EuroSLA 34! 😍 Stay tuned for more information about contributions from Joan Carles Mora, Paulina Olender, Georgia Pujades, Carmen Muñoz, Roger Gilabert, Elsa Tragant, and Katherine Fraser.27 Jun 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslu6gv4js2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lsltymaoek2tGRAL member and PhD candidate Bridget Murphy presents some of her doctoral dissertation at Day 2 of @itapassociation.bsky.social 's annual conference. 👏27 Jun 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsltymaoek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lsispaqluk2pDay 1 of the ITAP Annual Conference 2025: Resources for L2 pragmatics teaching across instructional contexts at @ull.es 👏 @gralbcn.bsky.social member and @itapassociation.bsky.social president Júlia Barón presents her work with colleagues below 👇 🔗 https://www.ub.edu/itap-association/?page_id=143526 Jun 2025 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsispaqluk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lsgnpbqo3s2n🗣 At the beginning of June, PhD candidate Bridget Murphy and her supervisor Elsa Tragant from @ub.edu presented at the 2nd International Conference on Written Corrective Feedback in L1 and L2 (WCF25) at the @uab.cat 👏 🔗Link to conference website: sites.google.com/view/wcf2525 Jun 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgnpbqo3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lrddk7cr7c2rGRAL was at the BAAL Vocabulary SIG Annual Conference 2025 at the @morayhouse.bsky.social at the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social! 🗣 Dr. Imma Miralpeix gave a plenary speech and two of her PhD students, Paulina Olender (PhD award winner) and Andrea Nardon, also presented. 🎉 🔗 baalvocabsig.wordpress.com11 Jun 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrddk7cr7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lqibnhyp222p📍 Last week we spent several wonderful days in Murcia, Spain at the L2 Writing Research Seminar (L2WR 2025), "L2 Writing and Feedback Research: SLA and Multimodality Perspectives," organized by the L2 writing research group led by Dr. Rosa Manchón of the @um.es 👏. www.l2wrseminar.com https://www.l2wrseminar.com/31 May 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqibnhyp222phttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lpnu4mkers2aAs part of the Talking About Languages interview series by Rosa Alonso (Universidad de Vigo), our founder Carmen Muñoz discussed the age factor in language learning, the Critical Period Hypothesis, and key findings from the BAF project. Check out her interview here: 🔗 https://tv.uvigo.es/video/67c833d0e3a769964d6f058221 May 2025 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnu4mkers2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lopygyp7lc25Rebeca Finger-Bou (@aryanger.bsky.social), @gralbcn.bsky.social member and secretary of the PhD Student Council (@doctorandsub.bsky.social) at the @ub.edu, speaks at the III PhD Research and Science Communication Conference held today in the historic building of the university. 👏09 May 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopygyp7lc25https://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3loodr2cofs2aThe Barcelona L2 Speech Research Group, many of whom are @gralbcn.bsky.social members and collaborators, spent a week at New Sounds 2025, the 11th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech, at the @uoft.bsky.social 👏 newsounds2025.artsci.utoronto.ca08 May 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3loodr2cofs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gralbcn.bsky.social/post/3lo4h33tqkk2wA list of @gralbcn.bsky.social presentations from @aesla2025.bsky.social! We had a great few days of presentations and discussions in Palma de Mallorca, Spain at the @uib.cat👏 @aesla.bsky.social aesla.uib.eu01 May 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:pb3fnzybf5lsdofauti2hsf7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4h33tqkk2w