Baralt, Melissa

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Positions

Associate Professor, Modern Languages , Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Contact Info

mbaralt@fiu.edu

selected publications

Article
- 2020
  
  Bilingualism and the executive function advantage in preterm-born children. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 55.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2020.100931 Web of Science: 000572356800009
- 2020
  
  Hablame Bebe: A phone application intervention to support Hispanic children's early language environments and bilingualism. CHILD LANGUAGE TEACHING & THERAPY. 36.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0265659020903779 Web of Science: 000512847400001
- 2020
  
  Infant-directed language following a brief behavioral parenting intervention: The importance of language quality. INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT. 58.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101419 Web of Science: 000525804200023
- 2017
  
  Task-based language teaching online: A guide for teachers. LANGUAGE LEARNING & TECHNOLOGY. 21:28-43.
  Web of Science: 000417464200003
- 2015
  
  Bilingualism as a Potential Strategy to Improve Executive Function in Preterm Infants: A Review. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE. 29:126-136.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2014.08.015 PMID: 25280949 Web of Science: 000352484900004
- 2015
  
  Does type of modified output correspond to learner noticing of feedback? A closer look in face-to-face and computer-mediated task-based interaction. APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS. 36:1393-1420.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0142716414000320 Web of Science: 000368233000004
- 2015
  
  Working Memory Capacity, Cognitive Complexity and L2 Recasts in Online Language Teaching. WORKING MEMORY IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING. 87:248-269.
  Web of Science: 000388588600016
- 2014
  
  Does the medium really matter in L2 development? The validity of CALL research designs. COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING. 27:294-310.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2013.839569 Web of Science: 000341335900003
- 2014
  
  EXPLORING LEARNER PERCEPTION AND USE OF TASK-BASED INTERACTIONAL FEEDBACK IN FTF AND CMC MODES. STUDIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. 36:1-37.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0272263113000363 Web of Science: 000332957600001
- 2014
  
  Task Complexity and Task Sequencing in Traditional Versus Online Language Classes. TASK SEQUENCING AND INSTRUCTED SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING. 95-122.
  Web of Science: 000377775900004
- 2014
  
  Teachers' Application of the Cognition Hypothesis when Lesson Planning: A Case Study. TASK SEQUENCING AND INSTRUCTED SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING. 179-206.
  Web of Science: 000377775900007
- 2013
  
  THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY ON FEEDBACK EFFICACY DURING ONLINE VERSUS FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIVE TASKS. STUDIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. 35:689-725.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0272263113000429 Web of Science: 000326443100004
- 2011
  
  Action research: Using wordles to teach foreign language writing
- 2011
  
  Comparing learners' state anxiety during task-based interaction in computer-mediated and face-to-face communication. LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH. 15:201-229.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0265532210388717 Web of Science: 000288337000005
- 2011
  
  USING WORDLES TO TEACH FOREIGN LANGUAGE WRITING. LANGUAGE LEARNING & TECHNOLOGY. 15:12-22.
  Web of Science: 000297810300003
Book Chapter
- 2014
  
  An Introduction to Theory and Research in Task Sequencing and Instructed Second Language Learning. TASK SEQUENCING AND INSTRUCTED SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING. 1-34.
  Web of Science: 000377775900001
Meeting Abstract
- 2016
  
  Bilingualism and Executive Inhibitory Control in 4-and 5-Year-Old Preterm Born Children: A Pilot Study. ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE. E9-E9.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000283 Web of Science: 000377147100013
Review
- 2020
  
  A systematic review of language-focused interventions for young children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY. 157-178.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.06.001 Web of Science: 000504513600013

research interests

Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism and second language acquisition
Bilingual language development in children
Sociocultural and environmental factors that affect parent-child interaction
Bilingual education; classroom vs. online language learning
Methodologies of language teaching
Language teacher education and cognition
Minority student experiences in the foreign language classroom