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Psicologia em Estudo, 2004 Este trabalho avaliou a compreensão em leitura de universitários e sua relação com o desempenho na prova de língua portuguesa no vestibular e o rendimento médio no primeiro ano.
Maria José Moraes da Silva +1 more
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Morphological differences between Bahasa Melayu and English: Constraints in students’ understanding [PDF]
, 2007 Teaching English language is a big challenge in Malaysia. Students are still unable to master or even comprehend the language even after eleven years learning the language at the primary and secondary levels.
Abdul Hamid, Nor Zakiah +3 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study examined second language vocabulary processing and learning in reading only (RO) versus reading while listening (RWL). 119 English learners read or read‐while‐listening to a story embedded with 25 pseudowords, 10 times each, and had their eye movements tracked.
Jonathan Malone +3 more
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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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A shift in cloze procedure usage: A new tool for activating ZPD
Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020 Of significant challenges encountered in the field of Foreign Language Acquisition (FLA) is finding efficient procedures to make learning more promising, and at the same time, independent.
Parviz Ajideh +2 more
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Incorporating Structured Commonsense Knowledge in Story Completion
, 2018 The ability to select an appropriate story ending is the first step towards perfect narrative comprehension. Story ending prediction requires not only the explicit clues within the context, but also the implicit knowledge (such as commonsense) to ...
Chen, Jiaao, Chen, Jianshu, Yu, Zhou
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Studies have explored the relationship between text readability and processing effort in second language (L2) reading—as evidenced by eye movements. However, these studies generally relied on short texts, raising concerns about the validity of the analyzed data. This study reexamined these relationships using open‐source eye‐tracking data from
Shingo Nahatame, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi
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A Case Study of Using Online Communities and Virtual Environment in Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) as a Learning and Teaching Tool for Second Language Learners [PDF]
, 2012 Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) create large virtual communities. Online gaming shows potential not just for entertaining, but also in education.
Kongmee, Isara +3 more
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How Do They Feel? Processing Others’ Emotions in Second Language Discourse
Language Learning, EarlyView.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 +2 more
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The effect of metacognitive strategy instruction on L2 learner beliefs and listening skills [PDF]
, 2016 This pilot study investigated the effect of semester-long strategy-based instruction on learner beliefs and skills in the processing of aural input by adult learners of English as a second language at metacognitive and procedural levels.
Harbaugh, Allen G. +2 more
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