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Native-speaker and English as a lingua franca pronunciation norms: English majors’ views
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011 Within the communicative approach to English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching, the aims of instruction are primarily to enable learners to communicate; hence, functional and communicative intelligibility has become the goal of pronunciation training.
Aleksandra Wach
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Developing Soft Interconnected Microchannel Network for 2D Skin‐Like Actuator
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A soft interconnected network of microchannels is proposed to develop new pneumatic actuators for future bio‐inspired soft robots. Simultaneous stimulation of this network generates regional asymmetric strains in walls of microchannels whose interaction across the entire surface leads to bending curvatures in multidimensions.
John Noee +4 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A pH‐switchable cerium single‐atom enzyme is developed for stage‐specific peri‐implantitis therapy. Acidic conditions trigger antibacterial peroxidase‐like activity, whereas neutral conditions activate an antioxidant superoxide dismutase ‐ and catalase ‐like enzymatic relay. This microenvironment‐adaptive catalytic strategy suppresses the IL‐6/JAK‐STAT
Xiaomin Xia +10 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Ru‐doping‐induced defect engineering enables freestanding Ru–MoO3‐x flexible films with enriched oxygen vacancies, modulated band structure, and enhanced charge transport. The optimized electrode delivers ultrahigh capacitance approaching the theoretical limit of MoO3, while assembled asymmetric supercapacitors exhibit high energy density, wide‐voltage
Xiaoqing Bin +8 more
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Perception and production of English /r/-/l/ by adult Japanese speakers [PDF]
, 2010 This dissertation examines perception and production of English /r/-/l/ by adult Japanese speakers. This programme of research is organized into three sections, termed Study 1, Study2, and Study 3.
Hattori, K.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A biomimetic doppelgänger nanosystem neutralizes extracellular inflammatory cytokines and silences intracellular pyroptosis, reprogramming pathogenic macrophages to attenuate both joint and spine degeneration. ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis (OA) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) are debilitating musculoskeletal disorders driven by shared ...
Fudong Li +9 more
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Pronunciation instruction in English as a foreign language contexts : a review of goals and best practices [PDF]
, 2013 textWith the spread of English as an international language, near native-like accuracy is no longer regarded as a necessary goal for the pronunciation class.
Ahn, Yooyoung
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INTERFERENCE IN THE PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH SOUNDS BY UKRAINIAN STUDENTS
Науковий вісник Чернівецького університету. Германська філологіяThe article examines the problem of phonetic interference in the English pronunciation of Ukrainian students. The relevance of the research is determined by the importance of correct pronunciation for effective intercultural communication and the ...
Olha HOMENIUK, Diana KRAVCHENKO
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Journal of Language and Education, 2018 The paper investigates the pronunciation of the labiodental fricative [v] and the labial-velar approximant [w] in the word-initial position in English utterances by Slovak speakers.
Rastislav Metruk
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Retracted: Application of Ontology Matching Algorithm Based on Linguistic Features in English Pronunciation Quality Evaluation. [PDF]
Occup Ther Int, 2023 International OT.
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