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AI-Mediated Oral Practice and the Dynamics of Anxiety, Performance, and Self-Regulation: A Mixed-Methods Comparison of Instructional Modes

Inovacije u Nastavi
AI-mediated oral-practice tools offer scalable, low-stakes opportunities for second-language (L2) speaking practice, yet evidence of their pedagogical and affective impact remains limited.
Saida Tobbi
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A Probe into the Extraversion and L2 Pronunciation Relationship

, 2012
The study assessed the relation between the overall degree of the perceived foreign accent in non-natives' English speech and some personal variables which include global factors (extraversion, anxiety, tough-mindedness, independence, self-control) and ...
Zdena Kralova
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Integrated microanatomy and microstructure of the maxillary tooth plate reveal a reinforced feeding system and tougher diet in Late Triassic Hyperodapedontinae (Rhynchosauria, Archosauromorpha)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Hyperodapedontine rhynchosaurs possessed a unique oral apparatus, long interpreted as an adaptation for processing abrasive and resistant plant material. However, the microanatomical and histological evidence supporting this interpretation remains poorly documented.
Caio A. Scartezini, Pedro L. B. Pruciano, Brodsky D. M. Farias, Marina B. Soares   +3 more
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Reconsidering the Reliance on Functional Load: The Role of Phonetic Distance in Predicting L2 Segmental Substitutions

Research in Language
Much research agrees that Functional Load (FL), i.e., the extent to which a phoneme pair distinguishes between different words in a language, is a useful feature to consider in prioritizing phoneme pairs for pronunciation instruction in the second ...
Kate Challis, Zoë Zawadzki, Ewa Kusz
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Exploring the effects of instruction on L2 French learner pronunciation, accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2019
Abstract This study investigates the effects of a 16-week course on the development of second language French pronunciation. The course targeted segmental and suprasegmental features and fluency development, and was administered entirely online. Pre- and post-test tasks (i.e., picture narration, reading-aloud, and
openaire   +2 more sources

Histological Characterization and Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Gonads During Early Sex Differentiation in the Northern Snakehead (Channa argus)

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This study delineates the early sex differentiation timeline in the northern snakehead (Channa argus). These findings provide a foundation for future sex‐control breeding in this economically important species. ABSTRACT The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is an economically important aquaculture species in China.
Chaonan Sun, Donglei Sun, Haishen Wen, Xin Qi, Chao Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yun Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Longitudinal Investigation into Mobile-Assisted L2 Phonetic Learning via a Perception–Production Framework: Evidence From HanPhonic

SAGE Open
This manuscript reports on two connected studies designed to examine the effectiveness of mobile-assisted pronunciation instruction in Second Language (L2) Chinese learning, focusing on both phonetic development and the psychological factors that ...
Liu Shi, Jie Zhang
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The relationship between language attitudes and metaphonological awareness with the pronunciation of adolescent learners of Polish as an L3

Linguistik Online
A number of factors such as age of onset of learning, motivation and type of instruction have been shown to influence the phonological development of foreign language learners[1] (cf. e. g., Nagle 2022).
Romana Kopečková, Zeyu Li, Ulrike Gut
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Cost‐utility analysis of nusinersen–risdiplam switch in patients with spinal muscular atrophy in Croatia: A discrete event simulation model

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction In recent years, the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, has significantly progressed, improving patients' survival and overall quality of life. However, current SMA treatments are expensive, and some (nusinersen) are very inconvenient for patients.
Andrej Belančić, Ivana Stević, Elvira Meni Maria Gkrinia, Dinko Vitezić, Slobodan Janković   +4 more
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After Self-Imitation Prosodic Training L2 Learners Converge Prosodically to the Native Speakers

Languages
Little attention is paid to prosody in second language (L2) instruction, but computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) offers learners solutions to improve the perception and production of L2 suprasegmentals.
Elisa Pellegrino
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