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Transitioning From L1 Medium of Instruction to L2 English Medium Instruction: The Role of Translanguaging in Contributing to EFL Students’ Language Learning Motivation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on English‐Medium‐Instruction (EMI) highlights inadequate support for students transitioning from L1‐medium‐instruction to EMI. To date, little research has focused on how L2 students’ adaptation to an EMI environment influences their L2 learning motivation (LLM).
Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Language Dominance in Congruency Effects on Multi‐Word Unit Processing: Evidence From Early Bilinguals

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the learner‐related factors of language dominance, encompassing language history, proficiency, use, and attitude, modulate congruency effects in multi‐word unit (MWU) processing among early bilinguals. Seventy Cantonese–Putonghua bilinguals completed lexical decision tasks measuring reaction time and accuracy for ...
Mingjia Cai, Yuan Liang
wiley   +1 more source

Transnationalizing Raciolinguistics: An Intersectional Analysis for Understanding Chinese International Students’ Language Ideologies Across Contexts

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study adopts a transnational raciolinguistic perspective to examine how Chinese international students (CISs) navigate language, race, and identity across borders and contexts. Based on semistructured interviews with 14 CISs, the study highlights that pre‐migration socialization in China influences how CISs perceive and interpret their ...
Gengqi Xiao, Hailing Wang, Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride‐Hailing Platforms in Latin America

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The rise of ride‐hailing platforms has profoundly transformed urban mobility in Latin America over the past decade. Transportation Network Companies such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify, InDrive, and others operating in the region have affected transportation patterns and intensified debates around labor relations, algorithmic management, regulatory ...
Ronald Sáenz‐Leandro
wiley   +1 more source

Policymaking for Emigrants in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT While scholars have identified models of political emigrant policies across countries, we still lack an understanding of how these models come about and persist. Using a sequential mixed‐methods approach—including quantitative analysis of policy mixes in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries and a comparative case study of Colombia and ...
Luicy Pedroza, Pau Palop‐García
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptability of Governance Structures and Processes for Sustainable Livestock in Jalisco, Mexico

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Global increases in meat production have intensified interest in alternative livestock systems that can address environmental, social, and economic challenges. Transitioning toward sustainable livestock (SL) systems requires adaptive governance arrangements that integrate local knowledge into broader policy design.
Jovanka Špirić
wiley   +1 more source

Is Market a Hero or Villain? A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis of China's Patient‐Centred Healthcare Policy

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study applies the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) within a non‐democratic context, exploring the role of policy narratives in the implementation of patient‐centred healthcare policy in China. Drawing on a dataset of academic journal articles that reference both “market” and “patient‐centredness,” the research reveals how local ...
Jingqing Yang
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of European Union (EU) Metagovernance in Supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT This article argues that European Union (EU) peacebuilding scholarship can benefit from organizational research on the socio‐spatial dynamics of policy implementation. It introduces a strategic‐relational heuristic to address two key gaps: the marginalization of grassroots agency in spatial analyses and the separation of strategy from ...
Giada Lagana, Sioned Pearce
wiley   +1 more source

Deeper sociological insight needed for behaviour change: A systematic review of Chinese ivory consumption

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 270-282, February 2026.
Abstract Chinese consumer demand for ivory threatens vulnerable African elephant populations, despite long‐standing efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade. Behavioural science approaches have been proposed to address these systemic behaviours. However, their robust use remains uncommon in demand management interventions.
Molly R. C. Brown   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land tenure contributions to protected area growth under alternative conservation targets in the Australian monsoon tropics

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract As the global protected area (PA) network expands to meet international targets, it is important to assess whether traditional reliance on public land will suffice for projected PA growth or whether other tenures, such as Indigenous or pastoral lands, may increasingly contribute.
Emmeline Norris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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