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Charting the landscape of L2 Chinese literacy research: A scoping review of reading and writing studies

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Reading and writing are central components of second language (L2) development, yet research on L2 Chinese literacy remains unevenly conceptualized and methodologically fragmented. This scoping review synthesizes empirical studies on L2 Chinese reading and writing published between 1988 and 2024 to map research foci, construct ...
Matthew D. Coss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing the “Career Woman” in British Newspapers: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the term “career woman” organized newspaper accounts of women’s work in Britain between 1985 and 2020. It draws on 283 articles from The Guardian, The Times, and the Daily Mail, using corpus‐informed sampling and Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis.
Ghazal Vahidi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental Plaque Scores After 2 or 3 Minutes Toothbrushing: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Compared to the standard recommended brushing duration of 2 min, what is the effect of a 3 min on dental plaque scores, based on data from single toothbrushing exercises? PROSPERO: CRD42023445354. Methods MEDLINE‐PubMed, Cochrane‐CENTRAL and Embase databases were searched up to May 2025 to identify eligible studies.
Lars S. J. Toonen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development and Validation of the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing need for effective Chinese vocabulary assessments, this study developed the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test (CVLT), a test designed for intermediate‐level Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/FL) learners, based on the vocabulary lists (levels 4–6) from the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for ...
Shiwei Qi, Ailan Fu
wiley   +1 more source

Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
wiley   +1 more source

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