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Language change for the worse [PDF]
Many theories hold that language change, at least on a local level, is driven by a need for improvement. The present volume explores to what extent this assumption holds true, and whether there is a particular type of language change that we dub language
Schaden, Gerhard +16 more
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Early Literacy Development in Mandarin-Speaking Children: The Role of Phonological Awareness, Rapid Naming and Spoken Language Skills [PDF]
, 2012 In Taiwan, many children grow up in a bilingual environment, namely Mandarin and Taiwanese. They learn Zhuyin Fuhao – a semi-syllabic transparent orthography – at the beginning of the first grade before learning traditional Chinese characters.
Yeh, Lili
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Severity of specific language impairment predicts delayed development in number skills [PDF]
, 2013 The extent to which mathematical development is dependent upon language is controversial. This longitudinal study investigates the role of language ability in children's development of number skills.
Conti-Ramsden, Gina +2 more
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Faculty’s and Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning During COVID-19
Frontiers in Education, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted teaching in a vriety of institutions. It has tested the readiness of academic institutions to deal with such abrupt crisis. Online learning has become the main method of instruction during the pandemic in Jordan.
Zakaryia Almahasees +2 more
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Development and validation of Simulation Scenario Quality Instrument (SSQI)
BMC Medical Education, 2023 Background Due to the unmet need for valid instruments that evaluate critical components of simulation scenarios, this research aimed to develop and validate an instrument that measures the quality of healthcare simulation scenarios. Methods A sequential
Gadah Mujlli +4 more
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Screening language skills at 2;0 [PDF]
Infant Behavior and Development, 2018 Early screening of children at risk for language difficulties is challenging. This study aimed to analyze the specificity and sensitivity of two screening methods at 2;0 years of age. In addition, the matter of what kind of information the use of word combinations and parental concern provide for screening was analyzed.
Vehkavuori, S.-M. (Suvi-Maria) +1 more
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Literator, 2003 In this article three difficulties in dealing with post-modern applied linguistics are identified, and three reasons are given for taking the trouble to define this emerging tradition of doing applied linguistics.
A. Weideman
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ELT Journal, 2002 When Chomsky met Piaget at a conference in 1975 (the discussion is recorded in Piatelli-Palmarini 1980), one of the areas of greatest debate was how language relates to other mental activities and skills. Chomsky’s view, that the language faculty is separate from other mental faculties, has been highly influential. If language is not like other skills,
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 BackgroundLearning digital technologies in higher education is a process of knowledge generation, and the rapid growth of technology in education has a significant impact on students’ learning behaviors, motivation, and knowledge development.
Uzma Noor +4 more
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Food waste supply and behaviour towards its alternative uses in Kampala city, Uganda
Sustainable Environment Research, 2023 Solid waste management is a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa in general and its food waste component is high and increasing with the rapidly increasing population.
Geoffrey Ssepuuya +4 more
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