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European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Exposure to excessive noise is a highly preventable occupational risk, with irreversible side effects that may negatively impact an individual's quality of life, such as noise‐induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Dental personnel may be at particular risk due to their exposure to high levels of noise from dental equipment.
Liath O' Shea +3 more
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Applied SciencesThis document provides a comprehensive overview of in-field measurements of acoustic and environmental conditions in three university lecture halls, focusing on their impact on student activity levels.
Giulia Fratoni +6 more
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Grammar Searches for Wh‐Questions in Beginning‐Level Child Second Language Learners
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is important for learners to be able to ask wh‐questions in interaction. However, making wh‐questions can be difficult for beginning‐level EFL leaners, particularly for those learners whose L1 and L2 differ in the way wh‐questions are formed.
Haerim Hwang
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Languages, 2020 This paper reports on a comprehensive phonetic study of American classroom learners of Russian, investigating the influence of the second language (L2) on the first language (L1). Russian and English productions of 20 learners were compared to 18 English
Olga Dmitrieva +2 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The impact of strategy intervention on second language (L2) listening development has been explored in various contexts; however, research on both implicit and explicit listening strategy interventions for young learners remains limited.
Pelin Irgin, Munevver Ilgun‐Dibek
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study brings an interactional perspective to item reviewing (IR) as one of the critical language test construction stages by using conversation analysis. Drawing on video recordings of IR sessions in an English preparatory school at the tertiary level, it examines how EFL teachers problematize and revise syllabus‐based language test items
Hümeyra Can, Çiler Hatipoğlu
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World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores ways in which multilingual English listeners react to and rate three varieties of Asian English in three presentational modes: audio only, audiovisual and audiovisual with a face mask. Using a speech intelligibility framework, the study examines the extent to which presentational mode affects intelligibility and listener ...
Jette G. Hansen Edwards, Mary L. Zampini
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Predicting and auralizing acoustics in classrooms [PDF]
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2005 Although classrooms have fairly simple geometries, this type of room is known to cause problems when trying to predict their acoustics using room acoustics computer modeling. Some typical features from a room acoustics point of view are: Parallel walls, low ceilings (the rooms are flat), uneven distribution of absorption, and most of the floor being ...
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Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract The starting point of our analysis is to interrogate the proposal that the move towards innovative learning environments (ILEs), understood as change to both design and practice in schools, represents an important global trend, considering if or how ILEs map onto transnational reforms.
Pamela Woolner, Paula Cardellino
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Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract Open and flexible learning spaces challenge the traditional use of classroom spaces and interaction practices. To date, little research has been conducted on how teachers and students move in their learning spaces and organize and use them for teaching and learning.
Kreeta Niemi
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