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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
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University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and LiteratureThe study examines how Arab students benefit from reading texts that present both English and Arabic versions concurrently. It addresses the issue of instructing solely in one language by incorporating dual-text possibilities for acquiring vocabulary ...
Aisha Bhatti
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract The present study investigated learning new meanings of known words from reading, following Hulme et al.’s (2018) study. English speakers read four short stories containing 16 critical words (i.e., familiar word forms assigned invented secondary meanings).
Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani, Irina Elgort
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A Comparison of Politeness Strategies Used in English Novels Versus ESL Textbooks [PDF]
Mahdi Mardani, Abbas Ravanan
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
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Differential effect of antiseizure medications eslicarbazepine and carbamazepine on hippocampal synaptic transmission and plasticity. [PDF]
Sci RepRana ZS, Modgil A, Punnakkal P.
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Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The lack of a standardised definition of large for gestational age (LGA) complicates clinical assessments and the interpretation of research. Objective The objective of this study is to assess how different definitions of LGA affect the interpretation of outcomes in a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SW‐CRT ...
Sara Grass +15 more
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Psychological mechanisms of AI integration in ESL teaching: teacher self-efficacy and classroom practice in Ghanaian senior high schools. [PDF]
Front PsycholOfori HO, Debreli E.
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Stigmasterol-Based EGCG Liposomes Reduce Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) and Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL) in a Model System and Cookies. [PDF]
FoodsLiu X, Quan W, Wang X, Cheng Y, Jiao Y.
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