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<span style="color:black">As part of my doctoral program at Michigan State University, I am conducting a research study examining the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>role of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>acknowledging limitations<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>future
directions</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in published research in the field of applied linguistics in the hopes of supporting L2 and emerging scholars in this field. I am reaching out to
<b>experienced scholars </b>as well as <b>early career researchers</b> and <b>doctoral students</b> in the field of applied linguistics and multilingual education. Would you be willing to participate? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">To complement a study of 559 recent research articles in four applied linguistics journals, I am seeking more personal attitudes and perceptions from scholars in the field in the form of a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>survey</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
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<span style="color:black">Participation is completely voluntary. If you agree to participate,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>the following survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete.</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Your name and
institution are collected to prevent duplicate submissions and to allow me to report on the geographic diversity of responses but will be kept confidential.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>For each survey completed (up to 200), the research team
will donate $1.00 (USD) to the AAAL Fund for the Future of Applied Linguistics (AAAL FFAL).</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.aaal.org/ffal"><span style="color:#01203F">The fund</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>supports
graduate student by offering awards to attend AAAL annual conferences.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">At the end of the survey, you will be asked if you are willing to participate in a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>15-20 minute interview</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>via Zoom at a time convenient to
you.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The first 20 participants selected for follow-up interviews will receive a $20.00 electronic gift card to Amazon.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">To read the full consent form and to access the survey,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0hkn7wE0cUohmt"><span style="color:#01203F">please click here.</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you in advance,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">D. Philip Montgomery</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Program Assistant, MAFLT (<a href="https://maflt.cal.msu.edu/"><span style="color:#044A91">maflt.cal.msu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ph.D. Student, Second Language Studies (<a href="http://www.sls.msu.edu/"><span style="color:#044A91">www.sls.msu.edu</span></a>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Michigan State University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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