Articles & Chapters

Journal Articles and Book Chapters:

Mackey, A., Bryfonski, L., Ku, Y. (in press). Research methods for IDs and TBLT: A methodological review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

Mackey, A., Cook, K. L., & Fell, E. (in press). Open Science and research materials. In L. Plonsky (Ed.), Open science in applied linguistics. John Benjamins.

Mackey, A. & Fell, E. (in press). Tasks and interactions in instructed language acquisition. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), The encyclopedia of applied linguistics. Wiley Blackwell.

Bang, H.J., Setoguchi, E., Mackey, A., Fujii, A. (in press). L2 Learning Outcomes of a Research-Based Digital App for Japanese Children. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 

Flusberg, S. J., Mackey, A., & Semino, E. (2024). Seatbelts and raincoats, or banks and castles: Investigating the impact of vaccine metaphors. Plos one, 19(1), e0294739.

Semino, E., Coltman-Patel, T., Dance, W., Deignan, A., Demjén, Z., Hardaker, C., & Mackey, A. (2023). Narratives, Information and Manifestations of Resistance to Persuasion in Online Discussions of HPV Vaccination. Health Communication, 1-12.

Mackey, A. & Bryfonski, L. (2022). Output in language learning: Why it’s important and ways to promote it in person and online. Elements Journal.

Mackey, A., Fell, E., de Jesus, F., Hall, A., & Ku, Y. Y. (2022). Social justice in applied linguistics: Making space for new approaches and new voices. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 42, 1–10.

Mackey, A., Gass, S. M., Fell, E., & Sagdic, A. (2022). The interaction approach and individual differences factors in SLA. In S. Li (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and individual differences. Routledge.

K. Sadeghi. (2022). Interaction and feedback in SLA: An interview with Alison Mackey. In K. Sadeghi (Ed.), Talking about Second Language Acquisition (pp. 39–54). Palgrave Macmilllan.

Doughty, C. J., & Mackey, A. (2021). Language aptitude: Multiple perspectives. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 41, 1–5.

Gass, S. & Mackey, A. (2020). Input, Interaction, and Output in L2 Acquisition. In B. VanPatten & G. D. Keating, & S. Wulff (Eds.) Theories in second language acquisition (3rd ed., pp. 192–222). Routledge.

Mackey, A. (2020). Navigating graduate school and academia: Key questions and answers. In L. Plonsky (Ed.), Professional development in applied linguistics: A guide to success for graduate students and early career faculty. (pp. 21– 40). John Benjamins.  

Mackey, A. (2020). The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics at 40: Looking back and moving ahead. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 40, 1-8. *Open access article. 

Mackey, A., Bryfonski, L., Parlak, O., Pipes, A. Sagdic, A, Suh, B-R. (2020). Tools to measure feedback’s effectiveness. In H. Nassaji & E. Kartchava (Eds.). The Cambridge Handbook of Corrective Feedback in Language Learning and Teaching. Cambridge University Press.

Ziegler, N. & Mackey A. (2020). Interactional research and corpora: The intersection of interaction and corpus research. In N. Tracy-Ventura & M. Paquot (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and corpora. Routledge. 

Heift, T., Mackey, A., & Smith, B. (2019) History, pedagogy, data and new directions: An introduction to the educational technology issue.  Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 39, 1-7.

Abbuhl, R., Ziegler, N., Mackey, A., & Amoroso, L. (2018). Interaction and learning grammar. In J. I. Liontas (Ed.), The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Wiley Blackwell.

Bryfonski, L. & Mackey, A. (2018). Interaction in study abroad settings. In C. Sanz & A. Morales-Front (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Study Abroad Research and Practice. Routledge.

Mackey, A. & Bryfonski, L. (2018) Mixed Methodology. In A. Phakiti, P. De Costa, L. Plonsky & S. Starfield (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology. Palgrave Macmillan.

Bygate, M., Gass, S., Mackey, A., Oliver, R., & Robinson, P. (2017). Theory, empiricism and practice: Commentary on TBLT in ARAL 2016. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 36, 1-9. 

Mackey, A. (2017) Classroom-Based Research. In S. Loewen & M. Sato (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Routledge. 

Mackey, A., & Abbuhl, R. (2017). Second language acquisition research methods. In K. King & Y. Lai (Eds.), Encyclopedia of language and education: Vol. 10. Research methods in language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.

Philp, J., Borowcyk, M. & Mackey, A. (2017). Exploring the Uniqueness of Child Second Language Acquisition (SLA): Learning, Teaching, Assessment, and Practice. The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 37, 1-13.

Ziegler, N. & Mackey, A. (2017). Interactional feedback in computer-mediated communication:  A review and state of the art. In H. Nassaji and E. Kartchava (Eds), Corrective feedback in second language teaching and learning. Routledge. 

Fujii, A., Ziegler, N., & Mackey, A. (2016). Peer interaction and metacognitive instruction in the EFL classroom. In M. Sato & S. Ballinger (Eds.), Peer interaction and second language learning: Pedagogical potential and research agenda. John Benjamins.

King, K., & Mackey, A. (2016). Research methodology in second language studies: Trends, concerns and new directions. The Modern Language Journal 100th Anniversary Edition, 209-227. 

Mackey, A. (2016) TBLT: New directions for the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 36, 1-4.

Mackey, A., Park, H. I., & Tagarelli, K. (2016). Error, feedback, and repair: variations and learning outcomes.  In G. Hall, (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching. Routledge.

Mackey, A., Ziegler, N. & Bryfonski, L. (2016). From SLA research on interaction to TBLT materials. In Tomlinson, B. (Ed.) Second Language Acquisition Research and Materials Development for Language Learning. Taylor and Francis.

Kirkham, S. & Mackey, A. (2015). Research, relationships and reflexitvity: two case studies of language and identity. In P. DeCosta (Ed.), Ethics in Applied Linguistics Research: Language Researcher Narratives. Routledge.

McDonough, K., Crawford, W., & Mackey, A. (2015). Creativity and EFL students’ language use during a group problem-solving task. TESOL Quarterly, 49(1), 188-199.

Mackey, A. (2014). Exploring questions of balance in interaction research. In J, Hulstijn, R, Young, & L, Ortega (Eds.), Bridging the gap: Cognitive and social approaches to research in language learning and teaching, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 36(3), 380-383.

Mackey, A. (2014). Practice and progression in second language research methods. AILA Review, 27(1), 80-97.

Mackey, A. (2014). Second Language Acquisition. In R. Fasold & J. Connor-Linton (Eds.) An Introduction to Language and Linguistics (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Mackey, A. & Gass, S. (2014). Interaction Approaches. In B. VanPatten & J. Williams (Eds.) Theories in Second Language Acquisition. Routledge.

Abbuhl, R., Gass, S. M., & Mackey, A. (2013). Experimental research design. In R. Podesva, & D. Sharma. (Eds.), Research Methods in Linguistics. Cambridge University Press.

Goo, J., & Mackey, A. (2013). The case against the case against recasts. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 35(1), 127-165.

Goo, J., & Mackey, A. (2013). The case for methodological rigor. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 35(1), E1 doi:10 1017/S0272263113000028

Mackey, A., Fujii, A., Biesenbach-Lucas, S., Weger-Guntharp, H., Jacobsen, N. D., Fogle, L., Lake, J. B., Sondermann, K., Tagarelli, K., Takada, M., Kim, K. & Watanabe, A. (2013). Classroom, foreign language and second language context and communicative activities. In K. McDonough & A. Mackey (Eds.), Interaction in diverse educational settings (pp. 71-88). John Benjamins.

Mackey, A. (2012). Why (or why not), when and how to replicate research. In G. Porte (Ed.), Replication research in applied linguistics (pp. 34-69). Cambridge University Press.

Mackey, A., Abbuhl, R., & Gass, S. M. (2012). Interactionist approaches. In S. Gass & A. Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition (pp. 7-23). Routledge.

Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (2012). Introduction. In A. Mackey & S. M. Gass (Eds.), Research methods in second language acquisition: A practical guide (pp. 1-4). Basil Blackwell.

Mackey, A. & Goo, J. (2012). Interaction approach in second language acquisition. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (pp. 2748-2758). Wiley-Blackwell.

Mackey, A., & Sachs, R. (2012). Older learners in SLA research: A first look at working memory, feedback, and L2 development. Language Learning, 62(3), 704-740.

Robinson, P., Mackey, A., Gass, S. M., & Schmidt, R. (2012). Attention and awareness in second language acquisition. In S. Gass & A. Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition (pp. 247-267). Routledge.

Abbuhl, R. & Mackey, A. (2011) Handbooks: (How) Can we keep them current, comprehensible, and accessible? The Modern Language Journal, 95(4), 643-644. 

Gass, S. M., Mackey, A., & Ross-Feldman, L. (2011). Task-based interactions in classroom and laboratory settings. Language Learning, 61(1), 189-220.

Rebuschat, P. & Mackey, A. (2011). Prompted production. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley Blackwell.

Révész, A., & Sachs, R., & Mackey, A. (2011). Task complexity, uptake of recasts, and second language development. In P. Robinson (Ed.), Second language task complexity: Researching the cognition hypothesis of language learning and performance (pp. 203-236). John Benjamins.

Mackey, A., Adams, R., Stafford, C., & Winke, P. (2010). Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity. Language Learning, 60(3), 501-533.

Philp, J., & Mackey, A. (2010). Interaction research: What can socially informed approaches offer to cognitivists (and vice versa)? In R. Batstone (Ed.), Sociocognitive perspectives on language use and language learning (pp. 210-228). Oxford University Press.

Fujii, A., & Mackey, A. (2009). Interactional feedback in learner-learner interactions in a task-based EFL classroom. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 47(3-4), 267-301.

Mackey, A., & Abbuhl, R. (2008). Second language acquisition research methods. In K. King & N. Hornberger (Eds.), Encyclopedia of language and education: Vol. 10. Research methods in language and education (2nd ed.) (pp. 1-13). Springer.

McDonough, K., & Mackey, A. (2008). Syntactic priming and ESL question development. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 30(1), 31-47.

Mackey, A. (2007). Interaction as practice. In R. DeKeyser (Ed.), Practice a second language: Perspectives from applied linguistics and cognitive psychology (pp. 85-110). Cambridge University Press.

Mackey. A. (2007). Introduction: The role of conversational interaction in second language acquisition. In A. Mackey (Ed.), Conversational interaction in second language acquisition: A collection of empirical studies (pp. 1-26). Oxford University Press.

Mackey, A., Al-Khalil, M., Atanassova, G., Hama, M., Logan-Terry, A. & Nakatsukasa, K. (2007). Teachers’ intentions and learners’ perceptions about corrective feedback in the L2 classroom. Innovations in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 129-152.

Mackey, A., & Goo, J. (2007). Interaction research in SLA: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. In A. Mackey (Ed.), Conversational interaction in second language acquisition: A collection of empirical studies (pp. 407-452). Oxford University Press.

Mackey, A., Kanganas, A., & Oliver, R. (2007). Task familiarity and interactional feedback in child ESL classrooms. TESOL Quarterly, 41(2), 285-312.

Carpenter, H., Jeon, S., MacGregor, D., & Mackey, A. (2006). Learners’ interpretations of recasts. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 28(2), 209-236.

Gass, S. M., & Mackey, A. (2006). Input, interaction and output: An overview. AILA Review, 19(1), 3-17.

Gass, S. M., & Mackey, A. (2006). Input, interaction and output in SLA. In J. Williams & B. VanPatten (Eds.), Theories in second language acquisition: An introduction (pp. 175-199). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Mackey, A. (2006). Feedback, noticing and instructed second language learning. Applied Linguistics, 27(3), 405-430.

Mackey, A. (2006). From introspections, brain scans, and memory tests to the role of social context: Advancing research on interaction and learning (Epilogue). Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 28(2), 369-379.

Mackey, A. (2006). Second language acquisition. In R. Fasold & J. Connor-Linton (Eds.), An introduction to language and linguistics (pp. 433-464). Cambridge University Press.

Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (2006). Pushing the methodological boundaries in interaction research: An introduction to the special issue. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 28(2), 169-178.

McDonough, K., & Mackey, A. (2006). Responses to recasts: Repetitions, primed production and linguistic development. Language Learning, 56(4) 693-720.

Philp. J., Oliver, R., & Mackey, A. (2006). The impact of planning time on children’s task-based interactions. System, 34(4), 547-565.

Adams, R., Fujii, A., & Mackey, A. (2005). Research methodology: Qualitative research. In C. Sanz (Ed.), Processing approaches to instructed SLA: Theory and practice (pp. 69-101). Georgetown University Press.

Gass, S. M., Mackey, A., & Ross-Feldman, L. (2005). Task-based interactions in classroom and laboratory settings. Language Learning, 55(4), 575-611.

Mackey, A., & Abbuhl, R. (2005). Input and interaction. In C. Sanz (Ed.), Processing approaches to instructed SLA: Theory and practice (pp. 207-233). Georgetown University Press.

Mackey, A., & Silver, R. (2005). Interactional tasks and English L2 learning by immigrant children in Singapore. System, 33(2), 239-360.

Mackey, A., Polio, C., & McDonough, K. (2004). The relationship between experience, education, and teachers’ use of incidental focus-on-form techniques. Language Teaching Research, 8(3), 301-327.

Mackey, A., Oliver, R., & Leeman, J. (2003). Interactional input and the incorporation of feedback: An exploration of NS-NNS and NNS-NNS adult and child dyads. Language Learning, 53(1), 35-66.

Oliver, R., & Mackey, A. (2003). Interactional context and feedback in child ESL classrooms. The Modern Language Journal, 87(4), 519-543.

Gass, S. M., & Mackey, A. (2002). Frequency effects and second language acquisition: A complex picture? Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 24(2), 249-260.

Mackey, A. (2002). Beyond production: Learners’ perceptions about interactional processes. International Journal of Educational Research, 37(3-4), 379-394.

Mackey, A., & Oliver, R. (2002). Interactional feedback and children’s L2 development. System, 30(4), 459-477.

Mackey, A., Philp, J., Fujii, A., Egi, T., & Tatsumi, T. (2002). Individual differences in working memory, noticing of interactional feedback and L2 development. In P. Robinson (Ed.), Individual differences and instructed language learning (pp. 181-208). John Benjamins.

Mackey, A., McDonough, K., Fujii, A., & Tatsumi, T. (2001). Investigating learners’ reports about the L2 classroom. International Review of Applied Linguistics, 39(4), 285-308.

Mackey, A., Gass, S. M., & McDonough, K. (2000). How do learners perceive interactional feedback. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 22(4), 471-497.

McDonough, K., & Mackey, A. (2000). Communicative tasks, conversational interaction and linguistic form: An empirical study of Thai. Foreign Language Annals, 33(1), 82-92.

Gass, S. M., Mackey, A., Alvarez-Torres, M., & Fernandez-Garcia, M. (1999). The effects of task repetition on linguistic output. Language Learning, 49(4), 549-580.

Mackey, A. (1999). Input, interaction and second language development: An empirical study of question formation in ESL. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 21(4), 557-587.

Gass, S. M., Mackey, A., & Pica, T. (1998). The role of input and interaction in second language acquisition: Introduction to the special issue. The Modern Language Journal, 82(3), 299-307.

Mackey, A., & Philp, J. (1998). Conversational interaction and second language development: Recasts, responses and red herrings? The Modern Language Journal, 82(3), 338-356.

Mackey, A. (1994). Targeting morpho-syntax in children’s ESL: An empirical study of the use of interactive goal-based tasks. Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 10(1), 67-91.

Pienemann, M., & Mackey, A. (1993). An empirical study of children’s ESL development. In P. McKay (Ed.), ESL development: Vol. 2. Language and literacy in schools (pp. 115-259). Commonwealth of Australia and NLLIA.

Mackey, A., Pienemann, M., & Thornton, I. (1991). Rapid profile: A second language screening procedure. Language and Language Education, 1(1), 61-82.