Nonlinear analysis of flat post‐tensioned concrete slab–edge column connections
Abstract This study presents nonlinear finite element analyses to investigate the punching shear behavior of unbonded post‐tensioned concrete flat slabs at slab‐edge column connections. A parametric analysis was conducted to evaluate the influence of four critical parameters on the punching shear resistance: the distribution of prestressing tendons ...
Igor Gonçalves +4 more
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The domain-general and domain-specific cognitive profiles in high and low-achieving Chinese L2 learners. [PDF]
Xiao Q, Shi Y, Cheng D.
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Abstract Race and language collaborate in structuring educational inequities, creating urgency for teacher education to equip all teachers to equitably serve racialized multilinguals as antiracist language educators. Emphasizing the inseparability of racial and linguistic justice, this article examines teacher candidates' (TCs') learning journeys ...
Monica Shank Lauwo
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A Review of Neuroimaging Research of Chinese as a Second Language: Insights from the Assimilation-Accommodation Framework. [PDF]
Zhang J, Mou X, Li B, Li H.
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Abstract This classroom study explored the effects of vocabulary support on collocation learning and affective responses in task‐based language teaching (TBLT) among English‐as‐a‐foreign‐language (EFL) learners at a Japanese university. For this purpose, 68 EFL learners completed two interactive information‐gap tasks under either vocabulary‐support or ...
Yuichi Suzuki, Sachiko Nakamura
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Exploring preparatory reading in bidirectional sight and written translation through clustering analysis of eye-tracking data. [PDF]
Chen S, Feng J, Carl M.
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Subjectification and Chronotopes in Early‐Career TESOL Teachers' Professional Development in Japan
Abstract This study presents case studies of three early‐career secondary TESOL teachers in Japan, focusing on their professional development experiences. Their narratives were collected in two phases: (1) reflective reports submitted by the teachers during the fourth year of their teacher training, which included reflections on their previous L2 ...
Yoshiyuki Nakata +2 more
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Exploring the relationships among language input-output, vocabulary knowledge, and English Reading development of emergent bilinguals in dual language immersion programs. [PDF]
Huang BH, Choi JY.
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Creating a multilingual assessment ecology in the classroom
Abstract Addressing the educational needs of bi/multilingual students in K‐12 classrooms, this study explores teachers' engagement with multilingualism in assessment practice. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with language and mathematics teachers in Ontario, Canada, the study generates empirical insight into teachers' development and use of multilingual
Saskia Van Viegen, Nancy Bell, Noah Khan
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Cognitive dynamics of verb-particle constructions: an eye-tracking study on phrasal verbs and verb-preposition combinations. [PDF]
Kissane H +4 more
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