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Vague language in argumentative essays written by advanced Lithuanian learners of English

open access: yesEesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat, 2021
This paper examines the use of vague language (VL) in argumentative essays written by advanced Lithuanian learners of English. The study focuses on two main categories of VL: general extenders (GEs), e.g.
Jūratė Ruzaitė
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-linguistic awareness in an English L4 education setting: Discovering language-specific phenomena in unrelated languages

open access: yesGlottodidactica, 2022
This article shows how deixis and motion events prove to be ideal topics in the stimulation of reflection and enhancement of cross-linguistic awareness among South-Tyrolean speakers of Ladin, who learn English as a fourth language after Italian and ...
Martina Irsara
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Foreign language learner identity : a sociocultural perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
textSecond language acquisition has seen a shift toward sociocultural approaches over the past fifteen years (Block, 2007). Sociocultural theory (Offord, 2005), language socialization (Schieffelin and Ochs, 1986), and “communities of practice” (Lave and ...
Johnson, Tomieca René
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilizing learner language to craft well–targeted endorsements in English language teaching practices

open access: yesEnglish Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2020
Learning a foreign language for those who have their first and second language often puts learners in imperfection mastery such as irrelevant lexical choice, and source cultural bounds language utterances.
Nasrullah Nasrullah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emerging experimental and computational methods for studying redox‐regulated structural transitions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Redox reactions can reshape proteins and alter how they behave in cells, with important consequences for health and disease. This review explores emerging experimental and computational approaches for discovering these redox‐sensitive protein switches, revealing their structural effects, and predicting their behavior, opening new opportunities to ...
Tasneem Rass   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language Play: Implications for the Second-Language Learner

open access: yesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2007
Although humor and linguistic play are common in authentic speech and ubiquitous in the communicative classroom, language play has received little serious attention in the field of second language acquisition.
Tara E. Tarpey
doaj   +1 more source

Prospecting the protein design landscape

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review outlines the current state of various protein design approaches. We discuss the current possibilities enabled by recently released tools, highlight future avenues to pursue in protein design, and underscore the crucial role of key databases and resources for successful protein design workflows.
Jakob R. Riccabona   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesizing noise-tolerant language learners [PDF]

open access: yesTheoretical Computer Science, 1997
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John Case   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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