Linguistic complexity of EFL writing with different levels of English proficiency: A stratified study of an application-oriented university. [PDF]
Zhang J.
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How Do I Measure up? Social Influence and L2 Motivation in the Algorithmic Age
ABSTRACT Comparative thinking is a fundamental human drive and a hallmark of contemporary life. For social action, such as the learning and use of additional languages, a target for appraisal (an L2 attribute) is evaluated in relation to a comparison standard (an appraiser's standpoint).
Alastair Henry, Meng Liu
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The translation and validation of the YouTube addiction scale in modern standard Arabic among emerging and young adults. [PDF]
Jahrami H +6 more
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ABSTRACT Well‐being is increasingly recognized as a key psychological construct of success and persistence in second language (L2) learning, yet limited research has examined how individual psychological‐emotional resources interact to shape it. To bridge this gap, this study explores how L2 grit and self‐efficacy influence L2 learners’ well‐being ...
Şafak Uçmaz
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An entropy-based study of Simplification in ChatGPT translations compared to neural machine translation and human translation across genres. [PDF]
Yao G, Fan L.
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Grammar Searches for Wh‐Questions in Beginning‐Level Child Second Language Learners
ABSTRACT It is important for learners to be able to ask wh‐questions in interaction. However, making wh‐questions can be difficult for beginning‐level EFL leaners, particularly for those learners whose L1 and L2 differ in the way wh‐questions are formed.
Haerim Hwang
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Simulating the "cultural other": the impact of GenAI interlocutors on EFL learners' intercultural communicative competence, speaking anxiety, and learning engagement. [PDF]
Qu Z, Chen L.
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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
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The Onto-Rhythmic Self: An Ontological Reframing of Subjectivity. [PDF]
Rahimi MD.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
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