Innovative approaches to English pronunciation instruction in ESL contexts: integration of multi-sensor detection and advanced algorithmic feedback. [PDF]
Front PsycholPing L, Tao N.
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From Regression to Reasoning: Predicting M&A Announcement Returns With Large Language Models
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates whether large language models (LLMs) can predict short‐term market reactions to M&A announcements. We prompt OpenAI's latest reasoning models (o3, GPT‐5, and GPT‐5.1) to forecast whether the combined market value of acquirer and target will increase or decrease, drawing on deal‐, firm‐, and macroeconomic data for large ...
Maximilian Schreiter +2 more
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Lenition in L2 Spanish: The Impact of Study Abroad on Phonological Acquisition. [PDF]
Brain SciWayland R, Meyer R, Vellozzi S, Tang K.
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Beyond study abroad: Korean English as a foreign language learners who choose to stay
Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.Abstract Research on study abroad (SA) has focused on students who leave their home institutions, often treating at home (AH) learners as a reference group. This study reverses that perspective by centering AH learners and using SA learners for comparison.
Yunjung (Yunie) Ku, Cristina Sanz
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Correction: Wayland et al. Lenition in L2 Spanish: The Impact of Study Abroad on Phonological Acquisition. <i>Brain Sci.</i> 2024, <i>14</i>, 946. [PDF]
Brain SciWayland R, Meyer R, Vellozzi S, Tang K.
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Syntactic awareness as a mediator of reading–writing relations in young Chinese L2 learners
Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.Abstract This longitudinal study examined the mediating role of syntactic awareness in reading–writing relations among young learners of Chinese as a second language (L2). A total of 177 students from non‐Chinese‐speaking backgrounds in Hong Kong were assessed annually from Grades 4 to 6 on word‐level literacy (character reading, spelling), sentence ...
Yu Ka Wong, Dongbo Zhang
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Ultimate attainment in L2 semantics: Where and why do learners fail to achieve native-like knowledge of verb meaning? [PDF]
Front PsycholZhao ZA, Shirai Y.
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although the use of AI technologies (e.g., chatbots and automated writing evaluations (AWE)) has gained considerable attention in language learning fields in recent years, how AI technologies have been designed and implemented in language learning education, as well as their effectiveness, is understudied.
Shen Qiao +2 more
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Second-Language Acquisition and First-Language Attrition of Speech: The Production of Arabic and English Short Vowels. [PDF]
Lang SpeechKornder L, Alharbi AS, Foltz A.
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Second or foreign language (L2) speaking is a key aspect of L2 competence. While GenAI shows potential to address challenges in L2 speaking development, its role remains insufficiently understood. Self‐Determination Theory (SDT) could explain student language learning engagement. Therefore, this systematic review examines how GenAI affordances
Yanyan Catherine Lin +3 more
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