Publications
Last updated: March 2025
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Do AI chatbots impact motivation? Insights from a preliminary longitudinal study
Keywords: chatbots, motivation, self-regulated learning, generative AI, longitudinal study, academic listeningHighlights:- Examined impact of SRL chatbots on student motivation over 15 weeks
- Compared pre-scripted chatbot with ChatGPT-powered interactions
- Found significant motivation increase after introducing generative AI
- Revealed individual differences in learning experiences with AI chatbots
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Language learner psychology
Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Meng LiuInternational Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd Edition), 2024Keywords: language learner psychology, second language acquisition, learner traits, dynamic perspectives, positive psychology, interdisciplinary approachesHighlights:- Traced historical development of language learner psychology field
- Outlined key theoretical frameworks and constructs
- Discussed shift toward dynamic and complex understandings
- Emphasized interdisciplinary nature of language learner psychology
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L2 motivation and self regulated learning: An integrated model
Keywords: L2 motivation, self-regulated learning, self-evaluation, social standards, working cognition, conceptual frameworkHighlights:- Proposed an integrated model of L2 motivation and self-regulated learning
- Focused on self-evaluation processes with personal and social standards
- Presented paths of influence for different types of self-evaluation
- Provided a conceptual framework for systematic investigation of L2 motivation and SRL
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The open turn: rethinking applied linguistics research through open scholarship
Meng Liu, Emma MarsdenExploring open science in applied linguistics: Reviews and case studies, 2024💎 Diamond OAEdited by: A. Curado Fuentes, M. Rico García, L. Fielden BurnsPublisher: Applied Linguistics PressKeywords: open scholarship, applied linguistics, open science, research methodology, research transparency, knowledge disseminationHighlights:- Examined the open turn in applied linguistics research
- Raised 10 critical questions about open scholarship practices
- Explored implications for knowledge production and dissemination
- Proposed reimagining methodologies and working practices
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Open science in applied linguistics: a preliminary survey
Meng Liu, Cécile De CatOpen science in applied linguistics, 2024💎 Diamond OAEdited by: Luke PlonskyPublisher: Applied Linguistics PressKeywords: open science, applied linguistics, research practices, questionable research practices, research transparency, survey researchHighlights:- Surveyed applied linguists on open science attitudes and practices
- Investigated barriers to open science adoption
- Explored misalignment between attitudes and practices
- Addressed knowledge gaps in open science implementation
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Open access in language testing and assessment: The case of two flagship journals
Keywords: open access, language testing, language assessment, research transparency, Global South, bibliometricsHighlights:- Examined open access status in two flagship language testing journals
- Found positive trends in open manuscripts and materials adoption
- Revealed inequitable participation from Global South researchers
- Proposed Research Transparency Statements for inclusive open practices
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应然多语自我：中国外语学习者动机本土化构念及历时效应研究
Keywords: ought-to multilingual self, motivation, longitudinal effects, Chinese foreign language learners, mixed methods, contextualizationHighlights:- Developed a contextualized ought-to multilingual self construct through interviews
- Tracked multilingual learning motivation in 252 English major students
- Found indirect effects between ought-to multilingual self and English effort
- Revealed reciprocal relationship between ought-to multilingual self and LOTEs effort
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Jingle–jangle fallacies in L2 motivational self system research: A response to Al-hoorie et al. (2024)
Keywords: L2 Motivational Self System, jingle-jangle fallacies, discriminant validity, construct validity, measurement issuesHighlights:- Responded to discriminant validity concerns in L2MSS research
- Argued that construct-level validity issues need addressing
- Highlighted the importance of well-theorized models in replication attempts
- Suggested focusing on construct-level problems to resolve measurement-level issues
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Mapping the landscape of research on the L2 motivational self system theory (2005–2021): A bibliometric and text network analysis
Keywords: L2 motivational self system, bibliometric analysis, text network analysis, research trends, multilingualism, English as a foreign languageHighlights:- Conducted bibliometric and text network analysis of L2MSS research (2005-2021)
- Identified growth trends and typical research designs in the field
- Revealed concurrent growth in EFL and multilingualism research
- Demonstrated the utility of bibliometric analysis in mapping research landscapes
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When diamond is still a luxury: an early career researcher perspective
Keywords: early career researcher, diamond open access, academic publishingHighlights:- Discussed diamond open access from an early career researcher perspective
- Explored challenges and opportunities in academic publishing
- Examined the impact of publishing models on early career researchers
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Can L2 motivation be modelled as a self-system? A critical assessment
Keywords: L2 Motivational Self System, self-system conceptualization, critical assessment, self-appraisal, social standards, self-regulatory systemHighlights:- Critically assessed the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) as a self-system
- Identified five problem areas related to the L2MSS self-system conceptualization
- Demonstrated limitations of the current L2MSS framework
- Suggested a self-regulatory system framework as a more useful alternative
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Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics
🏆Keywords: open science, psychology, applied linguisticsHighlights:- Explored the concept of open science in psychology and applied linguistics
- Discussed the transition of open science practices between disciplines
- Examined the relevance and adaptation of open science in applied linguistics
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Open scholarship in applied linguistics: what, why, and how
Meng Liu, Sin Wang Chong, Emma Marsden, Kevin McManus, Kara Morgan-Short, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Luke Plonsky, Cylcia Bolibaugh, Phil Hiver, Paula Winke, Amanda Huensch, Bronson HuiLanguage Teaching, 2023SSCI Q1DOI: 10.1017/S0261444822000349Keywords: open scholarship, applied linguistics, research practicesHighlights:- Introduced the concept of open scholarship in applied linguistics
- Explained the importance and benefits of open research practices
- Provided guidance on implementing open scholarship in the field
- Discussed challenges and opportunities in adopting open scholarship
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Exploring the Motivation-Engagement Link: The Moderating Role of Positive Emotion
Meng LiuJournal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2022💎 Diamond OADOI: https://doi.org/10.52598/jpll/4/1/3Keywords: self-determination theory, positive emotion, motivation, engagement, multilingual learning, English learning, French learning, Chinese studentsHighlights:- Investigated positive emotion as a moderator in the motivation-engagement link
- Adopted a comparative multilingual perspective (English L2 and French L3)
- Found differential roles of positive emotion in English and French learning
- Contributed to the integration of emotion in Self-Determination Theory
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The emotional basis of the ideal multilingual self: the case of simultaneous language learners in China
Meng LiuJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022SSCI Q1DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2020.1755294Keywords: ideal multilingual self, emotional experience, language learning motivation, multilingualism, Chinese students, English learning, LOTE learning, structural equation modelingHighlights:- Validated the construct of ideal multilingual self
- Explored the link between emotional experience and motivational self
- Found similar positive experiences in learning English and LOTEs
- Revealed complexity in the relationship between negative emotions and ideal multilingual self
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Motivational profiles of learners of multiple foreign languages: A self-determination theory perspective
Keywords: motivational profiles, self-determination theory, multiple foreign languages, latent profile analysis, Chinese students, English learning, LOTE learning, emotionsHighlights:- Identified four motivational profiles for English and three for LOTEs
- Revealed high heterogeneity in profile distribution and combination
- Found different emotional predictors for English and LOTEs motivation
- Demonstrated the utility of person-centered techniques in multilingual motivation research
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Towards a more equitable future: CERJ efforts to advance equity in a post-pandemic era
Keywords: equity, post-pandemic, educational research, CERJHighlights:- Discussed CERJ efforts to advance equity in post-pandemic educational research
- Explored challenges and opportunities for equity in the field
- Highlighted initiatives to promote more inclusive research practices
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Shyness and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Adolescents: Self-efficacy Beliefs as Mediators
Caina Li, Yuan Wang, Meng Liu, Cuicui Sun, Ying YangJournal of Child and Family Studies, 2020SSCI Q2DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01823-0Keywords: shyness, subjective well-being, self-efficacy, Chinese adolescents, structural equation modelingHighlights:- Examined the relationship between shyness and subjective well-being in Chinese adolescents
- Identified self-efficacy beliefs as mediators in this relationship
- Found partial mediation effects of regulatory emotional and social self-efficacy
- Revealed a chain mediation effect through both types of self-efficacy