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Tensions in the administration of classroom language assessments: Development of an assessment policy in a HK tertiary English language centre

open access: yes, 2017
Tertiary level English language classes in Hong Kong mainly focus on the teaching of general academic writing and speaking skills and academic English for specific purposes.
Raquel, MR   +5 more
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

ASSESSING THE LANGUAGE SKILLS: LARGE-SCALE SECOND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

open access: yes
This article provides an expanded and in-depth examination of large-scale second language assessment with a focus on evaluating core language skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Large-scale assessments are essential tools in modern education systems, widely used for certification, placement, and accountability purposes.
Nazirova, Shahlo   +2 more
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Comprehensibility in Language Assessment: A Broader Perspective

open access: yes
Comprehensibility is considered central to successful communication (Munro & Derwing, 1995a, 2007). Yet, despite the crucial role it plays in communication and the contribution it makes towards the assessment of spoken language ability, comprehensibility has occupied an ambiguous position in language testing.
Tavakoli, Parvaneh, Cooke, Sheryl
openaire   +2 more sources

Efficacy of Intermittent Theta‐Burst Stimulation for Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Emerging evidence suggests that low‐frequency neural oscillations are dynamically regulated by consciousness levels, with the recovery of low cortical activity potentially serving as a neurophysiological substrate for conscious emergence. Targeted enhancement of these low‐frequency rhythms in patients with disorders of consciousness
Chuan Xu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

FDG‐PET Associations With Disease Severity and Outcomes in NMDA‐Receptor IgG Autoimmune Encephalitis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor‐immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoimmune encephalitis (NMDAR‐IgG AE) demonstrate occipital lobe hypometabolism on baseline brain fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography (bFDG‐PET).
Jonathan K. Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the World of Mathematics to Uncover How Language Proficiency Influences English Language Learners Performance on High Stakes Tests (Thesis)

open access: yes, 2011
English language learners (ELLs) must take the mathematics portion of state standardized tests regardless of their time spent in U.S. schools. This practice follows the misconception that mathematics is a ‘universal language’ and less language dependant,
Schuitema, Deborah Elizabeth
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