Research Interests:

The interaction between external (nature of the input) and internal (cognitive capacity, degree, and type of bilingualism) factors in adult acquisition of non-primary languages.

Computer-assisted research on explicitness in the input, in processing, and in knowledge.

The role of practice in language acquisition.

Recent Publications:

Edited Volumes:

(2005) Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. Author of Introduction and three chapters. Winner of the MLA Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize.

(2000) Guest Editor of Spanish Applied Linguistics 4 (2), a special volume titled “Cognition & Spanish Bilinguals.” Includes introductory chapter. Contributors: E. Bates; E. Bialystok; A. Costa; A. Hernández; J. Altarriba; C. Pérez; M. Siguan; J. Vaid.

(2000) Co-Editor with R. P. Leow of Spanish Applied Linguistics at the Turn of the Millenium. Includes introductory chapter. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press.

Scholarly articles, book chapters and reviews:

Accepted & In press:

The role of bilingual literacy in the acquisition of a third language. In Perez-Vidal, Bel, and Garau (Eds.) A Portrait of the Young in the New Multilingual Spain, Clevedon (UK): Multilingual Matters.

Teacher and Administrator Beliefs in Spanish Programs for Specific Purposes. In Siskin, J. (Ed.) From Thought to Action: Exploring Beliefs and Outcomes in the Foreign Language Program. Boston (MA): Thompson/Heinle. (With A.M. Martinez)

Research methodology in the study of third language acquisition. Encyclopedia of Language and Education (volume nine). Boston (MA): Kluwer Academic Publishers. (With B. Lado).

¡Ojalá hubiera aprendido español cuando era niño! ¿Ya es muy tarde?. In Ewald, J. & Edstrom, A. Topics in Spanish Linguistics. Somerville: Cascadilla Press. (With Stafford).

Awareness and computer assisted instruction. Encyclopedia of Language and Education (volume four). Boston (MA): Kluwer Academic Publishers. (With B. Lado).

2005:

Review of Safont Jordà, Maria Pilar. Third Language Learners: Pragmatic Production and Awareness. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2005.

2004:

Positive Evidence vs. Explicit Rule Presentation and Explicit Negative Feedback: A Computer-Assisted Study. Language Learning, 54:1. (With Kara Morgan-Short)

L’estat de la recerca sobre l’adquisició de terceres llengües a Catalunya. Caplletra, 36, a Monographic volume on Language Acquisition.

Review of Koike, Dale A., & Carol A. Klee. Lingüística Aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua. New York: Wiley & Sons, 2003. Modern Language Journal.

2003:

Computer Delivered Implicit vs. Explicit Feedback in Processing Instruction. In Bill VanPatten (Ed.) Processing Instruction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum

Review of M.T. Turell (Ed.) Multilingualism in Spain. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2001. International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

Review of Jasone Cenoz, Britta Hufeisen & Ulrike Jessner (Eds.) Cross-Linguistic Influence in Language Acquisition. Psycholinguistic Perspectives. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2001. Modern Language Journal.

2002:

Review of Istvan Kecskes & Tünde Papp. (2000). Foreign Language and Mother Tongue. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Modern Language Journal.

2001:

2001. Is Killing Two Birds with One Stone Possible? Explicit Instruction on Spanish Word Order and the Spread of Knowledge (with Falcón & MacGregor). Revista E/LE. Madrid:Espasa.

2000:

Bilingual education enhances third language acquisition: Evidence from Catalonia. Applied Psycholinguistics, 21: 23-44

What form to focus on? Linguistics, Language Awareness, and the Education of L2 Teachers . In Lee, J.F. & Valdman, A. (Eds). Meaning and Form: Multiple Perspectives. 1999 volume for the AAUSC series.

Implementing LIBRA for the design of experimental research in SLA. Language Learning and Technology Millennial issue l3, 2: 27-31

Review of David Wolfe’s Spanish Gender and the Brain. La Corónica