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Text-linguistic analysis evaluates linguistic and ideational choices in forum postings and compare these with researchers’ published and interactive texts. 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The project used Lavis et al.’s (2003) knowledge transfer framework and Graham et al. (2006) knowledge to action framework as foundations to create a shared space (an online forum) to facilitate dialogue and bring the two groups together, with the intent to enhance research access and utilization. We use text-linguistic analysis procedures to analyze the linguistic and ideational choices evident through the texts produced by the two groups online to understand how they shaped the direction and content of the interaction. The results reveal differences in the word choice and foci of the two groups and highlight the usefulness and limitations of the online forum. Discussion of the relevance of different aspects of the knowledge transfer frameworks used might enlighten future efforts to bridge the linkage gap.  \nKeywords: Linkage gap, Register analysis, Asynchronous text-based communication.  \nIbtissem Knouzi is a PhD candidate at OISE-University of Toronto. Her research interests include second language reading and writing, discourse analysis and pragmatics, and sociocultural theory. She received her M.A in Applied Linguistics and B.A in English Language and Literature from the University of Tunis-Tunisia.  \nEmail: [i.knouzi@utoronto.ca](i.knouzi@utoronto.ca)  \nCallie Mady is an Associate Professor at Nipissing University in the Schulich School of Education, North Bay, ON, Canada. She holds a PhD from OISE of the University of Toronto with a focus on second language education. Her research interests include French as a second language education and multilingual language acquisition. In particular, her research focuses on minority populations in those areas􀁿immigrants and students with learning difficulties.  \nEmail: calliem@nipissingu.ca  \nIntroduction  \nThis paper describes a study of an online learning environment that sought to increase L2 teachers’/teacher candidates’(T/TCs) access to research and to enhance communication between L2 T/TC and researchers by providing a mutual space for such interaction. Given the acknowledged gap in interaction between education researchers and practitioners (e.g., HemsleyBrown, 2004; Smylie & Corcoran, 2009) and the potential role of diverse discourse in creating such a gap (Cordingly, 2008, Sanders & Lewis, 2005), this paper explored the language used by T/TCs and researchers within the provided environment. In particular, the study explored if and how T/TCs’ and researchers’ linguistic and ideational choices differed and the implications of these choices for understanding the linkage gap.  \nBackground  \nThe Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) is an organization created to support L2 teachers. One of its goals is to facilitate sharing of information, with an accompanying strategic goal of disseminating research. Having identified teachers’ limited access to research as a concern, CASLT, in partnership with the Canadian Modern Language Review, sought and received federal funding with a view to increase L2 T/TCs access to L2 research. CASLT, then, invited the second author to create a project to address the above goal.  \nCreation of an online space not only provided access to resources but also accessibility to T/TCs regardless of their location. The virtual space also aimed to facilitate direct communication between L2 researchers and T/TCs, thus addressing one of the causes of the linkage gap identified in the literature, namely the lack of a shared space (Davies, 2000; Hargreaves, 1996, 1997) .  \nRationale  \nDavies (2000) describes","cbCaisnXDis4c1xk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisnXDis4c1xk","pdf",685678,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Background\n# Rationale\n# Research Questions\n# Literature Review\n## Barriers and Challenges that Create the Linkage Gap","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study analyzes online interactions between L2 education researchers and teachers to understand how their linguistic and ideational choices shape communication and contribute to the linkage gap.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the online interaction space designed?\",\"answer\":\"The project created a shared online forum to facilitate dialogue around six published articles, aiming to connect practitioners and researchers and improve access and utilization of research.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the study find about researchers and teachers’ online language use?\",\"answer\":\"Results show differences in word choice and thematic focus between the two groups, and they highlight both the value and constraints of using the online forum to bridge the linkage gap.\"}]","Understanding the Linkage Gap Between L2 Education Researchers and Teachers | PDF",1792079501]