The ESPecialist: Research in Language for Specific Purposes, 2011 In this paper, we argue about the need to reevaluate proficiency tests in foreign languages, especially those that test English. These evaluation instruments are widely used as a requisite for students applying for graduate courses, either Master’s or ...
Gisele Werneck Divardin
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Mama `poma´, dad `apple´: Raising a Child with Catalan in Australia
Coolabah, 2007 The decision to speak Catalan to my daughter came naturally to me. How else would I tell a story, sing a lullaby or make her laugh but in the language I was told stories, sung lullabies to and made to laugh since I was a new-born! However, whereas the
Victòria Gras
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Friend or foe? First language (L1) in second/foreign language (L2/FL) instruction & Vygotsky
Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 2017 This theoretical review paper investigates the role of first language (L1) in the mainstream scholarship of second/foreign (L2/FL) language education in the context of language learning, teaching, and bilingual education.
Channa Liaquat A. +4 more
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Analisis Bentuk Kesalahan dalam Mengarang Bahasa Jepang yang Dipengaruhi oleh Bahasa Pertama
JLA (Jurnal Lingua Applicata), 2019 Second language acquisition (SLA) for Indonesian students can be in the form of regional languages, Indonesian language, English as an international language or a foreign language. Foreign languages such as Mandarin, Korean and Japanese.
Lispridona Diner
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Cognitive Psychology: First language and false memories. [PDF]
Commun Psychol, 2023 Schiffer M.
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Explaining First Language Acquisition in Terms of Basic Behavioral Processes: Introduction to the Special Section. [PDF]
Perspect Behav Sci, 2023 Petursdottir AI, Nicoladis E.
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Instructors' perceptions and use of first language in EFL classes in Afghanistan. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Orfan SN.
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IsoglossAccording to Horn’s (1984) Principle of Division of Pragmatic Labor, marked forms should have marked meanings. We investigate differences in the interpretation of two prosodically distinct forms of the disjunction sau in Romanian (‘A sau B’): (i ...
Adina Camelia Bleotu +6 more
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Language combinations of multilinguals are reflected in their first-language knowledge and processing. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Kepinska O +8 more
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A mixed method comparison of stigma toward autism and schizophrenia and effects of person-first versus identity-first language. [PDF]
Front Psychiatry, 2023 Jones DR, Sasson NJ.
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