GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📢 New open-access from GRAL: Mora-Plaza, Aliaga-Garcia, Mora & Ortega on training L2 English learners to hear the /æ/–/ʌ/ vowel contrast. Stronger auditory attention = faster, more accurate gains. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/lang... 000
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📢 New from Helena Roquet (GRAL) & colleagues: how teachers interpret CEFR-aligned descriptors for science language skills in CLIL classrooms. Language & Science teachers often disagree on what counts as "good" student writing. 📖 doi.org/10.1515/appl... 000
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New from Roger Gilabert & colleagues: TaskGen, a web tool that helps teachers design and share language-learning tasks (pre-task → task → post-task, with NLP support). Study combines teacher interviews + usage data. 📖 doi.org/10.1075/task... 101
Reposted by GRAL Research GroupMatthew Pattemore @matthewpattemore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The book with my new chapter is out - Video Games as Language Learning Contexts. Here's a discount code until 30 September - grab a cheap ebook copy! 101
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New from GRAL: Finger-Bou & Muñoz (2026) on how children perceive gender roles in Charlie and Lola. Older kids showed more awareness of gender equality — and were more likely to challenge stereotypes than reinforce them. Read the article here: doi.org/10.21001/sin... 000
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026New 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. doi.org/10.1017/S014... 🧵🧵🧵 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Speech 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. 🧵 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We’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 🧵🧵 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Addressing 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:🧵🧵🧵 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026How 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.🧵🧵 130
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026🥳🥳🥳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. 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Task 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: doi.org/10.1075/tblt... 🧵 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026📚 A new entry by GRAL member Imma Miralpeix has been published in the The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics! 📖 Read the entry: doi.org/10.1002/9781... #AppliedLinguistics #VocabularyLearning #SecondLanguageAcquisition #GRAL #UB 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Another GRAL publication! Huge congratulations to Vera Trager and Roger Gilabert for their article in Language Teaching Research 👏 #GRAL #AppliedLinguistics #TBLT #TaskDesign #EdTech #EFL #TeacherTraining 120
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026📚 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 #SLA 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Can 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. 🧵🧵🧵 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026New 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: doi.org/10.1093/elt/... thread🧵 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026✨ 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) 🧵🧵 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025🎄✨ 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. 110
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025🎇 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 👏 000
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025🎉 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. 130
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 31/10/2025🎉 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). 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025At 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.social 121
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Last 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: en.uit.no/tavla/artikk...en.uit.noEuroSLA 34 | UiTUniversity of Tromsø The Arctic University of Norway offers around 30 English-taught Master’s and Bachelor’s degree programmes. Many of the science programmes offer different specializations. 120
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025GRAL 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. 071
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025GRAL member and PhD candidate Bridget Murphy presents some of her doctoral dissertation at Day 2 of @itapassociation.bsky.social 's annual conference. 👏 031
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Day 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 👇 🔗 www.ub.edu/itap-associa... 041
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 25/06/2025🗣 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/wcf25 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025GRAL 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.com 030
Reposted by GRAL Research GroupITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Happy Sunday! Today is June 1st, and the ITAP Conference 2025 is only 25 days away! We have reached 200 registered participants from 40 countries around the world. Can you spot yours? You can find all the info here: www.ub.edu/itap-associa... 053
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025📍 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.coml2wrseminar.comL2 Writing Research Seminar 2025 - MURCIA 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025As 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: 🔗 tv.uvigo.es/video/67c833...tv.uvigo.esThe age factorThis interview with Carmen Muñoz focuses on common misconceptions about the age factor, such as the myth that children are like sponges or the belief that the younger you learn a second language the better. 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Rebeca 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. 👏 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025The 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.ca 100
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025A 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.eu 131
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Highlights from @unigroningen.bsky.social at the TBLT Conference! 📸 @gralbcn.bsky.social members & collaborators: Vera Trager (UB), Matthew Pattemore (UG), Roger Gilabert (UB), Juan Castellvi Vives (UB), Mayya Levkina (UB), Gina Arnold (UIC), Kerry Brennan (UOC), & Aleksandra Malicka (UOC) #tblt2025 040
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025GRAL members at @aesla2025.bsky.social ! A wonderful few days in Mallorca at la Universitat de les Illes Balears. 😁 021
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Opening ceremony: Day 1 at @aesla2025.bsky.social 😁 121
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025📣 Check out the latest #openaccess article from Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu and @uab.cat) and Javier Marín (@um.es) in the Journal of Writing Research: "Linguistic and behavioral alignment in writing: A scoping review." 👏 🔗 Find the article here: doi.org/10.17239/jow... 000
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025📑 An #openaccess article for your rainy Wednesday reading, "Working memory, L2 proficiency, and task complexity: Independent and interactive effects on L2 written performance," in Studies in Second Language Acquisition by Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu & @uab.cat) & colleagues 👏 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S027... 032
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025📑 An #openaccess article, "The role of cognitive individual differences in digital versus pen-and-paper writing," in Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching by Olena Vasylets (@gralbcn.bsky.social member at @ub.edu & @uab.cat) & colleagues for your Tuesday reading! doi.org/10.14746/ssl... 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025✨ Another flashback to an #openaccess article by @gralbcn.bsky.social member Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu and @uab.cat) and colleague Javier Marín (@um.es), "Pen-and-Paper versus Computer-Mediated Writing Modality as a New Dimension of Task Complexity," in Languages 👏. 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/... 120
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025✨ Flashback to an article by @gralbcn.bsky.social member Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu and @uab.cat) and colleague Javier Marín, "The effects of working memory and L2 proficiency on L2 writing," in the Journal of Second Language Writing 👏 📖 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.js... 000
Reposted by GRAL Research GroupMatthew Pattemore @matthewpattemore.bsky.social · 17/02/2025@gralbcn.bsky.social 011
Reposted by GRAL Research GroupITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · 04/02/2025📣 Call for proposals 📣 We will organize this year's ITAP Annual Conference in the beautiful Tenerife 🌴❤️ 📅 June 26-27, 2025 📍/ 💻 Universidad de La Laguna + online 📥 Abstract submission period closes on March 1st. 🌐 Read the call for proposals: www.ub.edu/itap-associa... 044
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🧠📚 New study by Radha Chandy & Raquel Serrano (@ub.edu) & Ana Pellicer-Sánchez (University College London) in Applied Psycholinguistics! Discover how context impacts the way we process and learn new words in a second language while reading. #openaccess 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 041
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Introducing PhD candidate at @ub.edu and GRAL member Rebeca Finger-Bou! 👏 010
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Marta Segura Mollá of @ub.edu presented "Getting started with R," an introductory crash course for R and RStudio, to GRAL members and master's students of the LAALCM (Lingüística Aplicada y Adquisición de Lenguas en Contextos Multilingües) MA program. 020
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025📍A wonderful time in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium at MOBILLE 2025 (Mobilizing language learners and teachers - International conference) at UCLouvain! GRAL member & PhD candidate Bridget Murphy presented her work on MALL and L2 learning. Plenaries by Sonia Rocca, Lourdes Ortega, & Marjan Asgari. 121
GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · 25/01/2025🎥✨ Discover how Turkish EFL learners at the pre-intermediate level can enhance their vocabulary skills through incidental learning with audiovisual materials. Read this #openaccess article by PhD candidate at @ub.edu Kadir Kaderoğlu here: 🔗 revistas.uned.es/index.php/EL... 110