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Understanding the Lombard Effect for Mandarin: Relation Between Speech Recognition Thresholds and Acoustic Parameters

open access: yesTrends in Hearing
The present work quantifies the Lombard effect across native speakers of Mandarin Chinese using the Matrix sentence test, which is optimized for precisely assessing speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) in noise.
Fei Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transitioning From L1 Medium of Instruction to L2 English Medium Instruction: The Role of Translanguaging in Contributing to EFL Students’ Language Learning Motivation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on English‐Medium‐Instruction (EMI) highlights inadequate support for students transitioning from L1‐medium‐instruction to EMI. To date, little research has focused on how L2 students’ adaptation to an EMI environment influences their L2 learning motivation (LLM).
Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

Arguments against 'subject' and 'direct object' as viable concepts in Chinese [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Thirty-one years ago Tsu-lin Mei (1961) argued against the traditional doctrine that saw the subject-predicate distinction in grammar as parallel to the particular- universal distinction in logic, as he said it was a reflex of an Indo-European bias, and ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
core  

Learning Styles, Engagement and Anxiety in AI‐Mediated Writing: A Multimodal Feedback Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now permeate English academic writing. However, evidence on how feedback modalities align with student differences and with psychological mechanisms remains limited. Prior work often reduced learning styles to simple matches with delivery modes and treated learning engagement and writing anxiety as peripheral.
Yi Ren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

FINE-GRAINED PITCH DISCRIMINATION IN CONGENITAL AMUSICS WITH MANDARIN CHINESE

open access: yes, 2011
A GROUP OF 11 AMUSIC INDIVIDUALS WITH MANDARIN as their first language were tested on a two-tone discrimination task. In addition, a four-tone sequence task with an additional initial reference note and a final return to the reference note (i.e., AABA ...
Yang, YF (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA KARTU “TEMUKAN KELUARGAMU” (找你的家庭)UNTUK MELATIH KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA MANDARIN UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MALANG

open access: yes, 2017
ABSTRAK Istianti, Laras. 2017. Pengembangan Media Kartu“Temukan Keluargamu”       (找你的家庭) untuk Melatih Keterampilan Berbicara Mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Mandarin Universitas Negeri Malang ...
Laras Istianti; Mahasiswa
core   +1 more source

Promoting Foreign Language Enjoyment Through Displaying Affiliation in Collaborative Digital Multimodal Composing in Hong Kong ESL Classrooms: Insights From Translanguaging and Transpositioning Perspectives

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies on classroom interactions suggest that displaying affiliation through linguistic and multimodal resources could promote positive emotions like enjoyment, thereby enhancing engagement and enthusiasm in second/foreign language learning.
Karen C. K. Choi, Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

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