Book, Authored
Shively, R. L. (2025). Spanish-language pragmatics: A guide for teachers. Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad. De Gruyter.
Book, Chapter
Shively, R. L. (2023). Pragmatic development in study-abroad contexts. In C. A. Chapelle, N. Taguchi, & D. Kadar (Eds.), The encyclopedia of applied linguistics (pragmatics). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0928.pub2
Shively, R. L. (2023). Research design in qualitative approaches. In C. Sanz & C. Pérez-Vidal (Eds.), Methods in study abroad research: Past, present and future (pp. 59-83). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Bell, N. D., Shardakova, M., & Shively, R. L. (2021). The DCT as an assessment method for L2 humor production. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Assessing L2 pragmatic competence. In C. Félix-Brasdefer & R. L. Shively (Eds.), New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Shively, R. L. (2021). Researching Spanish heritage language pragmatics in study abroad. In R. Pozzi, T. Quan, & C. Escalante (Eds.), Heritage speakers of Spanish and study abroad. New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2020). Pragmatics instruction and assessment in study abroad research. In D. Koike & C. Félix-Brasdefer (Eds.), Handbook of Spanish pragmatics (pp. 501-514). New York: Routledge.
Pérez Vidal, C., & Shively, R. L. (2019). L2 pragmatic development in study abroad settings. In N. Taguchi (Ed.), Handbook of SLA and pragmatics (pp. 355-371). New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2019). Pautas para la elaboración de un proyecto de investigación en pragmática. In M. E. Placencia & X. Padilla (Eds.), Guía práctica de pragmática del español. New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Study abroad. In K. Potowski (Ed.), Handbook of Spanish as a minority/heritage language (pp. 408-419). New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Language socialization during study abroad: Researching social interaction outside the classroom. In S. Coffey & U. Wingate (Eds.), New directions in foreign language education research (pp. 97-112). New York: Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Naturalistic data in L2 pragmatics research: Challenges and opportunities. In A. Gudmestad & A. Edmonds (Eds.), Critical reflections on data in second language acquisition (pp. 197-218). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Shively, R. L. (2016). Heritage language learning in study abroad: Motivations, identity work, and language development. In D. Pascual (Ed.), Advances in Spanish as a heritage language (pp. 259-280). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Brewer, E., Shively, R. L., Gozik, N., Doyle, D., & Savicki, V. (2015). Beyond the study abroad industry: Perspectives from other disciplines on assessing study abroad learning outcomes. In V. Savicki & E. Brewer (Eds.), Assessing study abroad: Theory, tools, and practice (pp. 33-56). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Shively, R. L. (2015). “Tú no eres española”: Teasing of L2 learners in host family communities of practice. In D. A. Koike & C. S. Blyth (Eds.), Dialogue in multilingual and multimodal communities (pp. 107-137). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Shively, R. L. (2013). Language in context: Pragmatics in second language Spanish. In K. Geeslin (Ed.), The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition (pp. 331-350). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Howard, M., & Shively, R. L. (2022). Interculturality and the study abroad experience: Pragmatic and sociolinguistic development. In I. Kesckes (Ed.), Cambridge Handbook on Intercultural Pragmatics (pp. 788-814). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Language socialization during study abroad: Researching social interaction outside the classroom. In S. Coffey & U. Wingate (Eds.), New directions in foreign language education research (pp. 97-112). Routledge.
Shively, R. L. (2018). Naturalistic data in L2 pragmatics research: Challenges and opportunities. In A. Gudmestad & A. Edmonds (Eds.), Critical reflections on data in second language acquisition (pp. 197-218). John Benjamins.
Shively, R. L. (2022). Discourse analysis in study abroad research. In J. McGregor & J. Plews (Eds.), Designing second language study abroad research: Critical reflections on methods and data (pp. 313-327). New York: Palgrave McMillan.
Book, Edited
Félix-Brasdefer, C., & Shively, R. L. (Eds.). (2021). New directions in second language pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Journal Article
Fernández, J., & Shively, R. L. (2025). Methodologies in Spanish-language study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching. 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2025.2569895
Shively, R. L. (2025). Pragmatic development in study abroad: Recent advances and new directions. In M. González-Lloret, J. M. Sykes, & J. K. Yoshioka (Eds.), Pragmatics & Language Learning (Vol. 15, pp. 1-18). National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawai’i. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/75348
Strawbridge, T., Fernández, J., & Shively, R. (2025). Studying abroad in Spanish-speaking contexts. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2025.2569850
Shively, R. L. (2024). “That was a good one”: Talking about irony in study abroad. Language Learning, 74(S2), 207-235.
Kang, H.-S., & Shively, R. (2023). Researching language-focused study abroad through an equity lens: A research agenda. Language Teaching, 57(3), 377-398.
Shively, R. L., Acevedo, J., Cano, R., & Etxeberria-Ortega, I. (2022). Teaching humorous irony to L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. Language Teaching Research, 26, 279-302.
Shively, R. L., & Mir, M. (2019). “Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom. Applied Pragmatics, 1, 93-118.
Shively, R. L. (2017). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.
Shively, R. L. (2016). An activity theoretical approach to social interaction in study abroad. L2 Journal, 8, 51-75.
Shively, R. L. (2016). Development of assessments in L2 Spanish in study abroad. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 3, 157-170.
Shively, R. L. (2015). Developing interactional competence during study abroad: Listener responses in L2 Spanish. System, 48, 86-98.
Shively, R. L. (2013). Learning to be funny in Spanish during study abroad: L2 humor development. The Modern Language Journal, 97(4), 930-946.
Shively, R. L. (2013). Out-of-class interaction during study abroad: Service encounters in Spain. Spanish in Context, 10(1), 53-91.
Bataller, R., & Shively, R. L. (2011). Roleplays and naturalistic data in interlanguage pragmatics research: Service encounters during study abroad. Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching, 2(1).
Shively, R. L. (2011). L2 pragmatic development in study abroad: A longitudinal study of Spanish service encounters. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(6), 1818-1835.
Shively, R. L. (2010). From the virtual world to the real world: A model of pragmatics instruction for study abroad. Foreign Language Annals, 43(1), 105-137. Winner of the 2011 ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education.
Shively, R. L. (2008). L2 acquisition of [β], [∂], and [ɣ] in Spanish: Impact of experience, linguistic environment, and learner variables. Southwest Journal of Linguistics, 27(2), 79-114.
Shively, R. L., & Cohen, A. D. (2008). Development of Spanish requests and apologies during study abroad. Íkala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 13(20), 57-118.
Shively, R. L., Menke, M. R., & Manzón-Omundson, S. M. (2008). Perception of irony by L2 learners of Spanish. Issues in Applied Linguistics, 16(2), 101-132.
Cohen, A. D., & Shively, R. L. (2007). Acquisition of requests and apologies in Spanish and French: Impact of study abroad and strategy-building intervention. The Modern Language Journal, 91(2), 189-212.
Paige, R. M., Cohen, A. D., & Shively, R. L. (2004). Assessing the impact of a strategies-based curriculum on language and culture learning abroad. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 10, 253-276.
Shively, R. L. (2022). Perceptions of humor attempts by L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. Rivista Italiana di Studi sull’Umorismo, 5, 47-70.
Shively, R. L., & Fernández, J. (2025). Methodologies in Spanish-language study abroad. Presentation at the Hispanic Linguistics Forum (Tucson, AZ, November 13-15, 2025).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Getting serious about joking around: Key insights from L2 humor research. Plenary presentation at Pragmatics and Language Learning (Indiana University – Bloomington, October 31 – November 2, 2024).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Pragmatic development in study abroad: Insights from research. Plenary presentation at Georgetown University Round Table (Georgetown University, March 1-3, 2024).
Shively, R. L. (2024). Pragmatics data gathering in study abroad: Talking about irony. Presentation at the American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference (Houston, TX, March 16-19, 2024).
Pragmatic development in study abroad: Recent advances and new directions. Pragmatics and Language Learning. (2022)
Taking humor seriously: Current advances in L2 humor research. European Second Language Association 31. (2022)
Teaching irony to L2 and heritage speakers of Spanish. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. (2022)
Shively, R. L. (2021). Academia: Cuarentena y crisis / Quarentena e crise. Plenary presentation at the 13th Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium (GRAPHSY; Georgetown University, February 19, 2021).
“Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom. American Association of Applied Linguistics conference. (2020)
Shively, R. L. (2019). Teaching and assessing second language humor during study abroad. Plenary presentation at the Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (Austin, TX, June 24-28, 2019).
Potowski, K., Shively, R., & Diao, W. (2018). What is different for heritage speakers studying abroad and why does it matter? Presentation at Council on International Educational Exchange Conference (Barcelona, Spain, November 7-10, 2018).
Shively, R. L. (2018). Learning to use language in context: Incorporating pragmatics instruction into study abroad. Plenary presentation at Study Abroad Research in European Perspective (SAREP) Working Group 2 meeting (Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 25-26, 2018).
Shively, R. L. (2017). L2 humor development in study abroad. Presentation at 15th International Pragmatics Conference (Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 16-21, 2017).
Shively, R. L. (2017). The future of study abroad research: What needs to be done? Invited presentation at CLIC Conference on Study Abroad (Houston, TX, February, 10-12, 2017).
Shively, R. L. (2017). ¡Qué horror!: Development of assessments in Spanish during study abroad. Presentation at CLIC Conference on Study Abroad (Houston, TX, February, 10-12, 2017).
Teacher language proficiency and communicative language teaching. ISU Teaching Learning Symposium. (2011)
