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Developing L2 semantic knowledge of English modality through concept‐based language instruction: Do cognitive linguistics materials have an advantage?

The Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 2, Page 540-567, Summer 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the pedagogical impact of integrating cognitive linguistics (CL) into concept‐based language instruction (C‐BLI) for teaching English modal verbs. Eighty‐nine Mandarin‐speaking university learners were assigned to one of three instructional conditions: C‐BLI with CL‐based conceptualizations (C‐BLI‐CL), C‐BLI with non‐CL
Helen Zhao, James P. Lantolf
wiley   +1 more source

CLOZE PASSAGE IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

Eltin Journal, 2017
Using an effective practice of comprehending English text is another effort to improve reading comprehension of EFL students, especially the Indonesian students.
Yanuarti Apsari
doaj  

Differential Effects of a Literacy Intervention Across Academic Cycles in Children With Learning Difficulties

Journal of Research in Reading, Volume 49, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background This study explored the differential effects of a comprehensive intervention program for improving literacy skills in monolingual children with learning difficulties (LD) from Spain, enrolled in the second (Grades 3 and 4; aged 8–10 years) and third cycles (Grades 5 and 6; aged 10–12 years) of primary school.
María Carmona, Sara Mata, Macarena De los Santos‐Roig, Francisca Serrano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Getting Closure on Cloze: A Validation Study of the “Rational Deletion” Method [PDF]

, 2005
The present study was designed to (a) test the notion that the cloze procedure is related to the idea of closure in Gestalt psychology and (b) investigate the degree to which specific language skills (grammar knowledge, reading ability, and vocabulary ...
McKamey, Treela
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Relação entre consciência morfológica e leitura contextual medida pelo teste de Cloze The relationship between morphological awareness and contextual reading measured by the Cloze test

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2009
Consciência morfológica é a habilidade de refletir sobre os morfemas que compõem as palavras. Esta habilidade está associada à leitura e escrita e parece ser particularmente importante para compreensão de texto e leitura contextual, visto que além das ...
Márcia Maria Peruzzi Elia da Mota, Rafaela Lisboa, Jaqueline Dias, Rhaisa Gontijo, Nádia Paiva, Stella Mansur-Lisboa, Danielle Andrade Silva, Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationships Between Morphological Knowledge, Spelling and Writing in Adolescents

Journal of Research in Reading, Volume 49, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Spelling proficiency is crucial for expressing abstract ideas in writing. In secondary school, students are increasingly required to spell morphologically complex, subject‐specific words, but such words are challenging to spell, and few studies have investigated how morphological knowledge contributes to spelling and writing ...
Jessica Colleu Terradas, Danielle Colenbrander, Rauno Parrila, Anne Castles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scope as a Source for Non‐Incremental Effects?

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Incrementality is one of the hallmarks of realtime language comprehension. It contrasts sharply with another feature of language comprehension, the high degree of context dependence exhibited by many expressions calling for global adaptations to the larger discourse context.
Fabian Schlotterbeck, Oliver Bott
wiley   +1 more source

Cloze, Frequency, Surprisal, or Plausibility? A Comparative Analysis of Predictors for Local Ambiguity Resolution

Cognitive Science, Volume 50, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract This study investigated the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of garden‐path sentences by examining the influence of verb/structural bias, cloze probability, surprisal, and plausibility. Using self‐paced reading with yes/no comprehension questions, we analyzed a structurally diverse set of 11 types of ambiguous and unambiguous ...
Markéta Ceháková, Jan Chromý
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of Predictive Coding in Auditory Paradigms of Varying Complexity in Children With Developmental Language Disorder

European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 63, Issue 8, April 2026.
Event‐related potentials elicited in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and typically developing (controls), averaged across the F3, F4, Fz, C3, C4, and Cz electrodes. The upper panel displays the comparison between first‐ and second‐order complexity paradigms, averaging standard and deviant trials, with the baseline established previous ...
Francisco J. Ruiz‐Martínez, Elena I. Rodríguez Martínez, Brenda Angulo Ruiz, Ana Gómez Trevióo, Raquel Muñoz Pradas, Sheyla Andalia, Carlos M. Gómez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Cloze Test : A Multiple Choice Cloze Test is More Capable of Measuring Student’s Communicative Competence

, 2002
Artikel ini membahas Cloze test: konsep, sejarah singkat, prinsip, validitas dan reliabilitas, dan konstruksinya. Kemudian, diusulkan suatu cloze test yang berbentuk pilihan ganda dan dijelaskan juga langkah untuk mengkonstruksinya serta disajikan suatu ...
Aryusmar, Aryusmar
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