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Expanding the neighbourhood watch: Orthographic neighbours in isiXhosa reading and spelling

open access: yesReading & Writing
Background: Lexical properties such as orthographic neighbours have been shown to have an influence on reading and writing; however, this phenomenon is yet to be explored in the Southern Bantu languages.
Paige S. Cox, Tracy N. Bowles
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Dynamic effects of bilingualism on brain structure map onto general principles of experience-based neuroplasticity

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Bilingualism has been linked to structural adaptations of subcortical brain regions that are important for controlling multiple languages. However, research on the location and extent of these adaptations has yielded variable patterns, especially as far ...
M. Korenar   +2 more
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Extended TAM-based acceptance of AI for supporting critical thinking inacademic research: An examination of perceived benefits and challenges

open access: yesDiscover Artificial Intelligence
Given the current global issues and recent advancements in technology, twenty-first century/CT skills (CT) are not only essential for enhancing students’ lifelong learning and employability opportunities but also the overall quality of their education ...
Otmane EL Hosayny   +2 more
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THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION ON THE TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES OF SPA TOURISM

open access: yesEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2018
The quality of employees work in the tourism industry depends primarily on their job satisfaction. This has directed the subject of the research in this paper to examine the impact of employee satisfaction on tourist satisfaction with the services of ...
Goran Perić   +3 more
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Sociolinguistics II: Deviance, Dystopia, And Democracy (LING82) Syllabus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This course builds upon foundational concepts in sociolinguistic theory to examine discourses of news and entertainment media, across science fiction and politics.
Thomas, Jamie A.
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Working in the Space Between [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
All of the contributors to this special issue have reflected on the stakes involved in negotiating differences in language and culture. In their research and professional practice they inhabit the ‘space between’: the space between languages, the space ...
Donald, Stephanie Hemelryk, Mackie, Vera
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Context-Based Interpretation of Subordinating Conjunctions in Communication

open access: yesLanguages, 2020
While acknowledging that different conjunctions define different relationships between ideas, this study focuses on the interpretation of four subordinating conjunctions, namely, because, since, for and as in causal clauses.
Aziz Thabit Saeed, Saleh Al-Salman
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Soo Hyon Kim Assistant Profess of English (COLA) travels to New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In November 2015, I traveled to Auckland, New Zealand to present a paper at the 14th Symposium on Second Language Writing. The annual symposium, since its inception in 1998, has been devoted to moving forward the field of second language writing and ...
Kim, Soo Hyon
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BMELTT (Blending MOOCs for English Language Teacher Training).:A ‘Distributed MOOC Flip’ to Explore Local and Global ELT Contexts and Beliefs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper reports on the outcomes of the ‘BMELTT’ (Blending MOOCs for English Language Teacher Training) project that was funded by a British Council English Language Teaching Research Award. The phase of the project discussed here ran between September
Borthwick, Kate   +3 more
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Global encounters, local identities: autoethnographic reflections on University of Jyväskylä’s internationalization policies and practices

open access: yesCogent Education
This study examines the experiences of two Pakistani doctoral researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Finland, highlighting the disconnect between the university’s internationalization policies and the realities faced by non-Western students ...
Rauha Salam-Salmaoui, Rukhsana Ali
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