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Motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages: An exploration in English secondary schools

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, Volume 59, Issue 1, Page 278-300, Spring 2026.
Abstract There is little published research on school‐aged learners of Mandarin Chinese in anglophone contexts. This article explores English secondary school pupils' motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages. The research questions were: (1) What is the strength and nature of pupils' self‐reported motivation for learning languages?
Robert Woore, Laura Molway, Clare Savory
wiley   +1 more source

Experience‐Sensitive Effects on Temporal Profiles of Social Attention in Early Childhood

open access: yesInfancy, Volume 31, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Bilinguals show differences in face processing compared to monolinguals, automatically orienting more rapidly to faces and dwelling longer on faces and mouths than monolinguals. However, it is difficult to identify specific visual strategies from average‐level data.
Victoria St. Clair   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Bias in Spoken Language Systems Used in the Development and Implementation of Automated Child Language‐Based Assessment

open access: yesJournal of Educational Measurement, Volume 63, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
Abstract This article addresses bias in Spoken Language Systems (SLS) that involve both Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) and reports experiments to improve the performance of SLS for automated language and literacy‐related assessments with students who are under served in the U.S. educational system.
Alison L. Bailey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Listening, Reading, or Both? Rethinking the Comprehension Benefits of Reading‐While‐Listening

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 311-351, March 2026.
Abstract The rising popularity of audiobooks in language learning has highlighted the need to understand their potential benefits in enhancing comprehension and the mechanisms driving these effects. In this registered report, we explored the hypothesis that reading‐while‐listening can enhance lower‐level decoding skills, in turn freeing up cognitive ...
Bronson Hui, Aline Godfroid
wiley   +1 more source

Validation and normative data for a new dynamic instrument evaluating phonological processing skills in Italian first-grade students. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Psychol
Stefanelli S   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Psycholinguistics to Computer Vision. A Comprehensive Review of Object Naming Data and Studies

open access: yesLanguage and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent years, much research has focused on what happens in the human brain when a perceptual stimulus, such as a picture, is converted into linguistic content, a word. This process is commonly referred to as object naming and is considered a crucial aspect of language processing, production, and cognition. It refers to the identification of
Alžběta Kučerová   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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