Clarifying translanguaging and deconstructing named languages: A perspective from linguistics
The concept of translanguaging is clarified, establishing it as a particular conception of the mental grammars and linguistic practices of bilinguals. Translanguaging is different from code switching.
Ricardo Otheguy, Ofelia Garcia
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Development and Validation of Language Assessment Literacy Scale for High School EFL Teachers: A Mixed Methods Approach [PDF]
Teachers need to keep up to date with a set of clear and common expectations and formidable challenges that arise in classroom assessment practices.
Salah Addin Rahimi +3 more
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Cognitive Study of Compound Adjectives in Hawrami Kurdish of Paveh [PDF]
In this descriptive-analytic study, firstly, compound adjectives of Hawrami Kurdish of Paveh gathered from Persian-Kurdish Dictionary (Mardukh Ruhani et al., (3 Vols.), 2006), along with 25 others added by one of the authors who is the speaker of Hawrami
Payman Safiei +3 more
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An Investigation into the Effect of Foreign Language Learning on the Use of Taboo Words in the Learners' First Language Discourse [PDF]
This study investigated if learning a foreign language like English, French or Arabic was effective on the learners' use of first language (Persian) taboos in their daily written and spoken discourse.
Mohammad Saber Khaghaninejad +2 more
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A Path Analysis of Autonomy Supportive Teaching, EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate, Self-regulation, Academic Engagement, and Perceived Locus of Control [PDF]
The current study investigated whether autonomy-supportive teaching (AST) could predict EFL learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC), self-regulation (SR), academic engagement (AE), and perceived locus of control (LOC).
saeedeh Javidkar +3 more
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Unsettling Languages, Unruly Bodyminds: A Crip Linguistics Manifesto
We introduce Crip Linguistics as a theoretical and abolitionist framework. People use languages in different ways. Some people use language to help find other people like themselves. Many people use language in specific ways because of how their body and
J. Henner, Octavian E. Robinson
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This correlational research used the association between norm-referenced (NRTs) and criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) to predict CRT scores on the basis of NRT scores, homogenize English proficiency of university students, and design a structural ...
Kazem Barzegar +3 more
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Cross-linguistic and intra-linguistic influence in the use of L3 French prepositions: A stimulated recall content analysis [PDF]
Investigation of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) using stimulated recall can be revealing at the level of cognition. Cross-linguistic and intra-linguistic influence in the use of French prepositions for Iranian L1 Persian/L2 English/L3 French learners ...
Farhang Daneshfard, Mahboobeh Saadat
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Heritage language and linguistic theory [PDF]
This paper discusses a common reality in many cases of multilingualism: heritage speakers, or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from one language (their heritage language) to their dominant language (the language of their speech community). To demonstrate the relevance of heritage linguistics to the study
Scontras, Gregory +2 more
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A Critical Genre Analysis of Covert Advertising Through Short-Videos in : The Chinese Version of
Short-video social media is becoming a major advertising tool in the digital age. Covert advertising is increasingly used as a major strategy to effectively promote a product.
Dongmei Li +2 more
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