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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To explore, as a part of oral health literacy conceptual content, how migrant mothers utilise oral health‐related information to maintain and promote oral health in their children. Materials and Methods In‐depth interviews were conducted with seven migrant mothers of children up to 10 years old resettled in Kalmar County, Sweden. The
Elena Shmarina +2 more
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The Languaging of Research: Ecological Perspectives on Researcher Praxis
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reports a qualitative study that explored researcher thinking and practice (i.e., praxis) regarding the language dimension of doing research (i.e., researching multilingually). The study drew on a large interdisciplinary research project which explicitly foregrounded language considerations and problematised the languaging of ...
Susan Dawson, Richard Fay, Jane Andrews
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The Development and Validation of the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to the increasing need for effective Chinese vocabulary assessments, this study developed the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test (CVLT), a test designed for intermediate‐level Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/FL) learners, based on the vocabulary lists (levels 4–6) from the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for ...
Shiwei Qi, Ailan Fu
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Collaborative writing has attracted increasing attention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction due to its potential to enhance learners’ writing competence. However, few studies have examined the comparative effects of collaborative versus independent writing on EFL learners’ individual performance, especially in higher‐order ...
Ting Huang, Chenze Wu, Wenkang Zhang
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the language life of young Malaysian Chinese immigrants in Australia and their construction of multi‐membership as reflected in their daily language behaviors. It develops the concept of everyday linguistic citizenship and uses this concept as a theoretical lens to understand how the young adults build, maintain, and ...
Xiaoyi Zhang +2 more
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Developing Pre‐Service Teachers’ Digital Self‐Efficacy Through Self‐Directed Language Learning
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contemporary online language learning typically involves the use of multiple digital platforms. Drawing on digital self‐efficacy and self‐directed learning theories, this study investigates the self‐directed language learning experience of 19 pre‐service teachers as they navigate the affordances of two platforms, Duolingo and ChatGPT.
Yingqiu Chen, Louisa Buckingham
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau +1 more
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International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.Multilingual vitiligo‐related Google search queries in Germany (October 2019–May 2023) were extracted and thematically coded across German, English, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, and Polish. Relative patterns highlighted language‐specific emphases in treatment information, camouflage, depigmentation, psychosocial burden, and faith/home‐remedy terms ...
Lilian Rauch +5 more
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Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving worldwide, enabling greater flexibility and applicability to the field of language translation within healthcare. Australia is currently one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse countries in the world, creating a growing pressure on translators to ensure there is equitable and ...
Oliver Leslie +5 more
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