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An Experience-Connected e-Learning System with a Personalization Mechanism for Learners’ Situations and Preferences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper presents an “experience-connected” e- Learning system that facilitates users to learn practical skills of foreign language by associating knowledge and daily-life experiences.
Nagato , KASAKI   +2 more
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The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring foreign language anxiety in higher education: Multifaceted insights into causes, impacts, and coping strategies

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
It is believed that high anxiety in foreign language learning can negatively affect learners' language learning processes and hinder the development of their language skills.
Osman Özdemir, Hümset Seçkin
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Strategies in Language Learning: The Case for Mandarin As A Foreign Language [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2022
Teo Ai Min   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Using Portfolios to Develop L2 Cultural Knowledge and Awareness of Students in Intermediate Spanish [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
In spite of many efforts and contributions from previous researchers, the need for a systematic and consistent approach to teaching culture is still unmet. This pilot study shows that the portfolio is a meaningful way to integrate language and culture in
Lee, Lina
core   +1 more source

Reconstructing Native Language Typology from Foreign Language Usage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Linguists and psychologists have long been studying cross-linguistic transfer, the influence of native language properties on linguistic performance in a foreign language.
Berzak, Yevgeni   +2 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's Foreign Language Anxiety Scale: Preliminary Tests of Reliability and Validity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Foreign language anxiety (FLA), which constitutes a serious problem in the foreign language learning process, has been mainly seen as a research issue regarding adult language learners, while it has been overlooked in children. This is because there is a
Aydın, S. (Selami)   +5 more
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malay language as a foreign language and the Singapore’s education system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The paper highlights the impact of the Singapore’s bilingual education policy on the Malay language and how the language has been regarded a foreign language in the Singapore context given the interest of policy makers in the implementation of a new ...
Aishah Md Kassim,
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