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EFL Teachers' Ecological Barriers to Integrating Informal Digital Learning of English
Abstract This study examined the ecological challenges teachers faced in integrating Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) among 159 in‐service Hong Kong EFL teachers from 2019 to 2024. Analysis of 470 entries revealed that 50% of the challenges stem from exo‐system factors (e.g., heavy workloads), 23% were from macro‐system factors (e.g ...
Artem Zadorozhnyy+2 more
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Abstract Recent research on learner factors in task‐based language teaching (TBLT) has demonstrated positive effects for treatments that draw on learners' personal experiences. However, the specific processes responsible for these effects are not well understood.
Taghreed Qahl, Craig Lambert
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Abstract While there has been a growing interest in teachers' empathy within TESOL, the various dimensions of empathy remain less explored compared to other fields such as anthropology, medicine, and psychology. Guided by the theoretical framing of “teacher knowledge” (TK), this paper reports on one key theme from a doctoral study concerning how ESOL ...
Rohan K. Willis+2 more
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Deep neural networks and humans both benefit from compositional language structure. [PDF]
Galke L, Ram Y, Raviv L.
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Abstract This study examined if gaze‐contingent textual enhancement could be used as an interactive focus‐on‐form device to promote learning of second language (L2) collocations from computer‐mediated reading tasks. Seventy‐five Chinese ESL users read three English texts that contained twelve target collocations, presented under one of three conditions:
Jookyoung Jung+5 more
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Transforming Ontology Web Language Elements into Common Terminology Service 2 Terminology Resources. [PDF]
Mora S+4 more
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From Task Motivation to L2 Learning: Understanding Links through Learners' Task Engagement
Abstract This study investigated whether learners' task motivation predicts their task engagement, and whether their task engagement is associated with subsequent L2 learning. Task motivation was operationalized through situated expectancy‐value theory (SEVT; Eccles & Wigfield, 2020), a model of the proximal (i.e., task‐specific) social‐cognitive ...
Phil Hiver, Phung Dao
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Individual and contextual factors associated with abortion among reproductive age women in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from 24 recent demographic and health surveys. [PDF]
Seifu BL+11 more
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