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Seeing the Speaker's Face Enhances Second Language Shadowing: Neural and Behavioral Evidence

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated how facial cues influence second language (L2) shadowing among 42 Japanese learners of English. Participants completed four conditions that varied by task type (listening vs. shadowing) and visual input (face vs. mosaic).
Hyeonjeong Jeong, Shuhei Kadota, Mayumi Kajiura, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Koji Kazai, Mariko Kawasaki, Yoko Nakano, Naoya Hase   +7 more
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Formulaic sequences: a drop in the ocean of constructions or something more significant? [PDF]

, 2018
This article investigates how formulaic sequences fit into a constructionist approach to grammar, which is a major post-Chomskyan family of approaches to linguistic structure. The author considers whether, in this framework, formulaic sequences represent
Buerki, Andreas, Andreas Buerki
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FORMULE DELL’ITALIANO ACCADEMICO: RILEVANZA EDUCATIVA E INDICAZIONI DIDATTICHE

Italiano LinguaDue
Nel contributo si discute la rilevanza educativa delle formule per l’italiano accademico. Considerando in particolare risultati e discussioni di recenti lavori inerenti alla descrizione e all’insegnamento del linguaggio formulare inglese, si danno ...
Daniele D'Aguanno
doaj   +1 more source

Vocabulary Opens the Door; Creativity Guides the Search: Complementary Contributions to Second Language Semantic Fluency Across Domains

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Digital Interactional Competence for Second‐Language and First‐Language Chinese Speakers: Effects of Proficiency, Mode, and Setting

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
wiley   +1 more source

Word Predictability as a Measure of Second Language Proficiency

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study introduces predictabilityBERT, a novel metric for assessing second language (L2) proficiency based on the predictability of word choices in learner language production. Using BERT (Devlin et al., 2019), we calculated the conditional probability of each word in a text given its surrounding context.
Langdon Holmes, Scott Crossley, Wesley Morris, Joon Suh Choi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Method for Extracting Formulaic Sequences from a Student Corpus [PDF]

, 2012
Use of appropriate formulaic sequences can add fluency, accuracy and appropriacy to written English, and one important place these sequences occur are as sentence starters such as “Needless to say” or “At the same time”.
Prentice, Malcolm
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Léxico gramaticalizado y lengua formulaica: algunas precisiones al enfoque léxico [PDF]

Sintagma, 2011
With the aim of establishing a more efficient way of dealing with vocabulary in the classroom (L2) which contributes to the production of correct lexical sequences --without falling into the overgeneralizations of the traditional grammar rules--, certain
Anna Sánchez Rufat
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Does Information About the Origins of Figurative Idioms Help Learners to Remember Them? A Multi‐Site Study

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that informing language learners about the original, literal meaning of idioms helps them to remember these expressions, but the empirical evidence is limited. A new study was conducted with three groups of learners of English (53 Chinese students at a university in Canada, 56 students at a university in China, and 77 ...
Xiaofei Wang, Frank Boers, Xinqing Wang, June Eyckmans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acquisition of English verbal formulaic sequences by Chinese EFL intermediate classroom learners [PDF]

, 2012
This study investigates the acquisition of English verbal formulaic sequences (VFS) by Chinese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) intermediate college students in an attempt to find out the major factors influencing their acquisition of these sequences.
Ning, Liu
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