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Effects of Learning Context and Program Length on L2 Skill Development

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of learning context (study abroad versus at home) and program length (summer versus semester) on the development of four language skills among learners of Chinese as a second language (L2). A total of 725 L2 Chinese learners completed standardized proficiency tests before and after participating in their ...
Yuan Lu, Chuanren Ke
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Cloze validation against IELTS Reading Paper: Doubts on correlational validation [PDF]

Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2010
Cloze was officially introduced in a journal on Journalism as a technique for estimating text readability and as "a new psychological tool for measuring the effectiveness of communication" (Taylor, 1953: 415). Different varieties of cloze have since been
Karim Sadeghi
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From Theory to Practice: Integrating Generative AI‐Powered Microlearning Into TESOL

TESOL Journal, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article offers practical strategies for integrating microlearning and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into TESOL instruction. It positions GenAI‐powered microlearning as a promising theory‐informed approach to meet the evolving demands of language teaching and learning in diverse global contexts.
Lucas Kohnke
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The Effects of AI‐Powered Genre‐Based Writing Instruction on Low‐Proficiency EFL Writers' Ideal L2 Writing Self, Writing Enjoyment and L2 Writing Performance: A Quasi‐Experimental Mixed‐Methods Study

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This mixed‐methods study examined the effects of DeepSeek‐powered genre‐based instruction (GBI) on argumentative writing performance, ideal L2 writing self, and writing enjoyment among 71 low‐proficiency EFL undergraduates. A quasi‐experimental design was employed, with an experimental group (N = 32) receiving 6 weeks of AI‐powered GBI and a ...
Shang Shi, Yongxiang Wang
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How Do They Feel? Processing Others’ Emotions in Second Language Discourse

Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 808-844, September 2026.
Abstract Emotion that is implied rather than literally expressed requires the processing of literal and pragmatic information. Processing multiple information types is an easy, fast process in the first language (L1) but can be costlier in a second language (L2), especially when emotional content is involved.
Andrea González‐García Aldariz, Eva M. Moreno, Alice Foucart   +2 more
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Speech and Language Markers of Bipolar Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities

Bipolar Disorders, Volume 28, Issue 5, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Clinicians aspire to predict the emergence of Bipolar Disorder (BD) in a timely manner. To accomplish this, markers reflecting mental states that can be gathered non‐invasively and at large scale are needed. Here, we systematically evaluate evidence relating speech‐based markers to mood states in BD.
Farida Zaher, Jessica Ahrens, Delphine Raucher‐Chéné, Alban Voppel, Lena Palaniyappan   +4 more
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The neural processing of the interaction between accentuation and lexical prediction during spoken sentence comprehension

Language and Cognition
Language comprehension requires integration of multiple cues, but the underlying mechanisms of how accentuation, as a significant prosodic feature, influences the processing of words with different levels of cloze probability remains unclear.
Yan Yuan, Zhiren Zheng, Yu-Fu Chien, Chunhai Gao, Weijun Li   +4 more
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Avaliação e desenvolvimento da compreensão em leitura no ensino fundamental Assessment and development of reading comprehension with elementary school students

Psico-USF, 2010
O trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a adequação da técnica de Cloze para a avaliação e o desenvolvimento da compreensão em leitura. A primeira etapa foi realizada com 314 alunos de 2ª a 4ª séries do ensino fundamental e os resultados indicaram que o
Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos, Evelin Zago de Oliveira   +1 more
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The Effects of Mobile, Gamified, and Paper Flashcards on Vocabulary and Collocation Learning in Young Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 2660-2674, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examined English vocabulary learning by using three types of flashcards: paper flashcards, non‐gamified mobile application (app) flashcards (i.e., digital flashcards), and gamified mobile app flashcards (i.e., gamified flashcards) in a privately owned language institute in Iran.
Ali Soyoof, Barry Lee Reynolds, Ehsan Rassaei, Boris Vazquez‐Calvo   +3 more
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The Interdependence between the Process and the Product of Reading in English and Persian [PDF]

Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2004
The aim of the present research was twofold. First, to investigate whether Persian reading skills contribute differentially to English reading performance depending upon amount of exposure to the second language.
parviz birjandi
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