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Neural representation of linguistic feature hierarchy reflects second-language proficiency

NeuroImage, 2021
Acquiring a new language requires individuals to simultaneously and gradually learn linguistic attributes on multiple levels. Here, we investigated how this learning process changes the neural encoding of natural speech by assessing the encoding of the ...
Giovanni M. Di Liberto, Jingping Nie, Jeremy Yeaton, Bahar Khalighinejad, Shihab A. Shamma, Nima Mesgarani   +5 more
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Proficiency, Attitude, and Conventions in Minority Languages [PDF]

Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
In this article, we study a simple mathematical model of a bilingual community in which all agents are fluent in the majority language but only a fraction of the population has some degree of proficiency in the minority language. We investigate how different distributions of proficiency, combined with the speakers’ attitudes toward or against the ...
Laruelle, Annick, Navarro, Noemí, Escobedo, Ramón   +2 more
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Predicting the Difficulty of Language Proficiency Tests [PDF]

Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2014
Language proficiency tests are used to evaluate and compare the progress of language learners. We present an approach for automatic difficulty prediction of C-tests that performs on par with human experts. On the basis of detailed analysis of newly collected data, we develop a model for C-test difficulty introducing four dimensions: solution ...
Beinborn, Lisa, Zesch, Torsten, Gurevych, Iryna   +2 more
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Critical pedagogy and language teachers` language proficiency: Towards critical language proficiency

RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2022
Studies on language proficiency of foreign language teachers have evoked considerable interest in recent decades. However, only mainstream core skills have been propounded in line with the framework of conventional approaches that have ignored critical perspectives.
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Contribution of Language Input, Conducive Learning Environment, and Motivation toward Student’s Speaking Proficiency

Journal of Language Intelligence and Culture, 2023
This study aimed to identify student’s speaking proficiency through the contribution of language input, conducive learning environment, and motivation. This research is qualitative study.
Faida Azhimia, Tantry Ajeng Parnawati
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY;

The Professional Medical Journal, 2012
Introduction: Each year, more than 30,000 students sit in the Government sponsored Entrance Test conducted by University ofHealth Sciences, Lahore for admission in Public and Private Medical & Dental Institutes of Punjab, Pakistan. Objective: In this study, we haveembarked to seek the relationship of the performance of students in the English ...
JUNAID SARFRAZ KHAN, SAIMA TABASUM, OSAMA MUKHTAR, Tahira Bano, Maryam Iqbal   +4 more
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English language proficiency, complete tooth loss, and recent dental visits among older adults in the United States

SAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Objectives: This study sought to provide population-based estimates of complete tooth loss and recent dental visits among older adults in the United States by English language proficiency.
Andriana M Foiles Sifuentes, Maira A Castaneda-Avila, Kate L Lapane   +2 more
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