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English-French bilingual children’s phonological awareness and vocabulary skills

Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2007
This study examined the relationship between English-speaking children’s vocabulary skills in English and in French and their phonological awareness skills in both languages.
PiYu Chiang, Susan Rvachew
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The P300 event related potential predicts phonological working memory skills in school-aged children

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The P300 event related potential (ERP) has been cited as a marker of phonological working memory (PWM); however, little is known regarding its relationship to behavioral PWM skills in early school-aged children.
Vanessa Harwood, Daniel Kleinman, Gavino Puggioni, Alisa Baron   +3 more
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Learner Engagement in L2 Vocabulary Learning through Communicative Tasks: Comparing Learner‐ and Teacher‐Generated Content

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined how task design, task motivation, and learner engagement influenced L2 vocabulary learning by comparing learner‐generated content (LGC) and teacher‐generated content (TGC) in a classroom setting. One hundred sixty‐three Japanese high school students from five intact classes were assigned to LGC, TGC, or a test‐only control ...
Gaia Oikawa, Takumi Uchihara
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The role of phonological awareness in early childhood reading in English

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2011
This article supports the existence of the phonological rule that states, ‘Delete an English word-final /b/ when it occurs after /m/’ in pronouncing English words. Examples that fall within the rule are given.
Nchindila, Bernard
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“Migratory Bird” Local Managers: English Proficiency, Social Identification, and Early Turnover

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local managers with high proficiency in English are valuable resources for foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises, as they help mitigate language barriers between expatriate and local managers. However, such linguistically competent local managers often leave foreign subsidiaries within the first few years of employment.
Naoki Ando, Manami Suzuki, Hidehiko Nishikawa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporating Hijaiyah Sounds in English Pronunciation Class: Students’ Perception

JEES (Journal of English Educators Society), 2020
Indonesian students still find it perplexing to acquire English pronunciation as both Bahasa as their mother tongue and English do not share equivalent phonological and phonetic systems. Meanwhile, Arabic (in this case is their Hijaiyah sounds) is proven
Rosalin Ismayoeng Gusdian, Riski Lestiono   +1 more
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Educators' knowledge and misconceptions about dyslexia: Implications for teacher training and practice

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Dyslexia is a common specific learning difficulty that can affect academic performance and students' educational experiences. Despite its prevalence in primary education, delays in identification are still reported, sometimes associated with educators' misconceptions and limited knowledge about the condition.
Inmaculada Baixauli, Emilio Benítez, Carmen Berenguer   +2 more
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The acquisition of a novel phonetic category in a foreign language setting: Input versus phonological awareness

Ilha do Desterro, 2023
Input-related factors are fundamental for the acquisition of new second language (L2) phones (e.g., Flege et al., 1995). Nonetheless, evidence from instructional settings suggests that, in foreign language contexts, input alone may not be sufficient for
Cesar Teló, Hanna Kivistö de Souza
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Introduction: Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI Introduction : vers une anthropologie linguistique de l'IA

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This essay introduces the themed cluster of articles, ‘Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI’. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in large language models capable of producing coherent discourse mimicking conversational interaction, is exerting unprecedented pressure on prevailing concepts of language, personhood, and the human ...
Webb Keane, Constantine V. Nakassis
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Hong Kong English: phonological features

Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, 2008
The aim of the paper is to present phonological features of Hong Kong English, which is a variety of New English. I examine features of the sound system (vowel and consonantal systems), characteristics of stress, rhythm, intonation, and phonological ...
Irina-Ana Drobot
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