Lexical Syllabus in Elementary and Secondary Education: Construction and Implementation
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Nonnative language users operate with significantly limited vocabularies compared to native speakers, particularly when the language is learnt in school contexts. This paper demonstrates how empirical research on vocabulary learning combined with experience in teaching and curricula design has informed the principled construction of a lexical ...
Batia Laufer
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Improvement of speech perception following articulatory-target based production training for second language acquisition. [PDF]
Front Hum NeurosciSuemitsu A +5 more
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Exploring Distribution‐of‐Practice Effects on L2 Grammar Learning Among Older Adults
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the effects of practice distribution among older adult learners of L2 English, an understudied population in both second language acquisition and distributed practice research. Additionally, it considers the effects of proficiency and age.
Raquel Serrano, Anna Gawlikowicz
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Exploring students' emotional experiences and responses to AI tutors and their limitations in higher education: a Self-Determination Theory (SDT) perspective. [PDF]
BMC PsycholLi H, Derakhshan A.
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Teacher Perceptions of GenAI‐Integrated Digital Storytelling for Refugee‐Background Youth
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Digital storytelling (DST), the composing of 2–3 minute first‐person digital multimodal narratives, integrating photographs, video clips, voice‐over, text, and music related to personal experiences, is arguably one of the most powerful forms of digital multimodal composing (DMC).
Amir Michalovich, Shawn Porteous
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Beyond technology: the dominance of affective factors in explaining speaking ability among Chinese learners using an online platform. [PDF]
Front PsycholBao W, Wu J, Zhou Y, Zha R.
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mold growth in damp indoor environments is a widespread problem associated with respiratory health effects, though causal mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We established a human cell‐based in vitro test system using bronchial epithelial cells (NuLi‐1) and macrophages (THP‐1) to assess inhalation toxicity and immunomodulatory effects ...
Anja Wolff +8 more
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Exploring neural mechanisms of Mandarin tone sandhi perception via fNIRS: the role of gesture in multimodal integration. [PDF]
Front NeurosciCui Y +6 more
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[eng] Socio-psychological factors such as Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) are an important source of individual differences in foreign language acquisition of (Horwitz et al., 1986). FLA is known to hinder language achievement by impairing learners’ ability to perform in a FL class successfully (Baran-Łucarz, 2022; Horwitz et al., 1986; MacIntyre, 2017;
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CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Fatty liver disease (FLD) is a prevalent chronic condition that can progress to clinically significant liver injury if left untreated. Given its high prevalence, FLD poses a substantial public health burden. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that the appearance of tongue reflects hepatic and metabolic status, enabling artificial ...
Tao Chen +6 more
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