Luke Plonsky, PhD  

Luke Plonsky, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, 2011)
Assistant Professor, Applied Linguistics

Website: http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/ldp3/ 

Education

Ph.D. 2011, Michigan State University (Second Language Studies)

M.A. 2004, Northern Arizona University (Teaching English as a Second Language)

B.A. 2002, Northern Arizona University (Spanish)

Books

Plonsky, L. (Ed.) (under contract / in preparation). Advancing quantitative methods in second language research. New York: Routledge.

Gass, S., with Behney, J., & Plonsky, L. (2013). Second language acquisition: An introductory course (4th ed.). New York: Routledge.

Plonsky, L., & Schierloh, M. (Eds.) (2011). Selected proceedings of the 2009 Second Language Research Forum: Diverse contributions to SLA. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. 

Articles and book chapters (2010-present)

Plonsky, L. (in press). Study quality in SLA: An assessment of designs, analyses, and reporting practices in quantitative L2 research. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

Plonsky, L., & Loewen, S. (in press). Focus on form and vocabulary acquisition in the Spanish L2 classroom. Language, Interaction, and Acquisition.

Plonsky, L. (2012). Replication, meta-analysis, and generalizability. In G. Porte (Ed.), Replication research in applied linguistics (pp. 116-132). New York: Cambridge University Press. 

Plonsky, L. (2012). Effect size. In P. Robinson (Ed.), The Routledge encyclopedia of second language acquisition (pp. 200-202). New York: Routledge.

Plonsky, L., & Oswald, F. L. (2012). Meta-analysis. In P. Robinson (Ed.), The Routledge encyclopedia of second language acquisition (pp. 420-423). New York: Routledge.

Plonsky, L., & Oswald, F. L. (2012). How to do a meta-analysis. In A. Mackey & S. M. Gass (Eds.), Research methods in second language acquisition: A practical guide (pp. 275-295). London: Basil Blackwell.

Plonsky, L. (2011). The effectiveness of second language strategy instruction: A meta-analysis. Language Learning, 61, 993-1038.

Plonsky, L., & Gass, S. (2011). Quantitative research methods, study quality, and outcomes: The case of interaction research. Language Learning, 61, 325-366. [Winner of the Language Learning Outstanding Article of the Year, 2011] 

Oswald, F. L., & Plonsky, L. (2010). Meta-analysis in second language research: Choices and challenges. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 30, 85-110.

Presentations (2010-present)

Lee, J., Jang, J., & Plonsky, L. (2013, March). The effectiveness of second language pronunciation instruction: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Dallas, TX.

Plonsky, L., & Oswald, F. L. (2013, March). An overview and review of meta-analytic methods in SLA: Towards more critical and informed consumption. Paper presented at the conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Dallas, TX.

Plonsky, L. (2012, October). How big is 'big'? Reporting and interpreting effect sizes in L2 research. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Pittsburgh, PA.

Plonsky, L. (2012, September). Assessing quantitative methods in L2 research: Empirical evidence and a case for reform. Department of Linguistics Speaker Series, Georgetown University. (invited)

Plonsky, L. (2012, March). Study quality in SLA: Assessing designs, analyses, and reporting practices in quantitative L2 research. Paper presented at the conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Boston, MA.

Plonsky, L. (2012, March). What good is SLA, anyway? ‘Breaking barriers’ between research and pedagogy, art and science. Keynote presented at the Northern Arizona Regional TESOL Mini-Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. (invited) 

Brown, A. V., & Plonsky, L. (2012, March). Course grades as research tool and programmatic gatekeeper. Paper presented at the SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable, University of Arizona. 

Plonsky, L. (2011, October). Methodological quality in SLA: An assessment of designs, analyses, and reporting practices in L2 research. GSAAL Speaker Series, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. (invited)

Plonsky, L. (2011, October). Language Learning: A lifetime of benefits. Keynote address at the Modern Languages and International Studies Day, Northern Arizona University. (invited)

Plonsky, L. (2011, October). Study quality and data reporting practices in SLA. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Ames, IA.

Plonsky, L., & Gass, S. (2010, October). Assessing study quality in primary L2 research: The case of interaction. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), College Park, MD. 

Loewen, S., & Plonsky, L. (2010, June). Incidental vocabulary learning in the Spanish L2 classroom. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL), Montreal.

Plonsky, L., & Oswald, F. (2010, March). Interpreting mean differences in L2 research: Cohen’s benchmarks for d values, revisited. Paper presented at the conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Atlanta, Georgia.