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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Dynamin 1 is a GTPase protein involved in synaptic vesicle fission, which facilitates the exocytosis of neurotransmitters necessary for normal signaling. Pathogenic variants in the DNM1 gene are associated with intractable epilepsy, often manifested as infantile spasms at onset, developmental delay, and a movement disorder, and are located in ...
Davide Mei +4 more
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Language anxiety mediates the link between Agreeableness and self-perceived foreign language skills
Moderna SpråkThe influence of personality, though overt in the mother tongue, may not be easily detected in foreign language (FL) learning, due to the change of language obscuring the clarity of universally observable influences.
Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel +2 more
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The fear factor: Xenoglossophobia or how to overcome the anxiety of speaking foreign languages [PDF]
Training, Language and Culture, 2020 The article approaches a ubiquitous as well as a rarely adequately addressed problem area of learning and teaching foreign languages. It concentrates on xenoglossophobia, the fear of speaking foreign languages.
Heiner Böttger, Deborah Költzsch
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Relationship among Iranian EFL students’ foreign language anxiety, foreign language listening anxiety and their listening comprehension. [PDF]
, 2013 Anxiety is an influential factor in a foreign language learning domain and plays a crucial role in language learners’ performance. The following study was conducted to explore the possible impact of Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Listening
Noordin, Noreen, Serraj, Samaneh
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Willingness to Communicate and Its Influencing Factors among Indonesian Pre-Service Teachers
Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 2021 Willingness to communicate (WTC) can be defined as the readiness of a language learner to enter communication situation. This study aims to identify factors affecting pre-service teachers’ WTC and to explore their perspective on the importance of WTC in ...
Indry Widyasti Anwar +3 more
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Interpreting unwillingness to speak L2 English by Japanese EFL learners
Open Linguistics, 2023 This article reports on an empirical study investigating what makes Japanese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) unwilling to speak English, regardless of their learning period, proficiency level, and location of the communication.
Muroya Akiko
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Integrative motivation and global language (English) acquisition in Poland
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012 This study investigated the consistency of a measure of integrative motivation in the prediction of achievement in English as a foreign language in 18 samples of Polish school students.
Robert C. Gardner
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Heritage speakers of Russian : intersectionality, identity, and language learning anxiety [PDF]
, 2019 This work discusses the notable contributions from the related fields of foreign language anxiety, heritage language learning, Russian heritage language, and heritage language anxiety studies in order to suggest manners of constructing a more complete ...
Barrientos, Guadalupe Del Rosario
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Anxiety and Attitude Of Secondary School Students Towards Foreign Language Learning [PDF]
, 2010 Multiple methodologies are being used for teaching and learning of foreign language. In countries where English is taught as a foreign language, learners suffer various levels of being anxious and develop a specific attitude towards English.
Hussain, Muhammad Athar +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro +10 more
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