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How do you know that he's bright but lazy? Teachers' assessments of Bangladeshi English as an Additional Language pupils in two Year Three classrooms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This article considers how teachers come to assess pupils' needs and abilities and how pupils come to acquire particular identities in the classroom - particularly Bangladeshi pupils who are both English as Additional Language (EAL) pupils and minority ...
Walters, Sue
core   +1 more source

Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tibetan Judicial Event Extraction Based on Deep Word Representation and Hybrid Neural Networks

open access: yesApplied Sciences
For the extraction of judicial events for Tibetan, a low-resource language, traditional simple neural network approaches struggle to adequately capture the deep semantics and features of the texts because Tibetan texts are usually lengthy and contain ...
Lu Gao, Xiaobing Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

К проблеме «парадокса наблюдателя» и переключение кодов
(On the “observer’s paradox” and code-switching)

open access: yesPoljarnyj Vestnik: Norwegian Journal of Slavic Studies, 2007
In his article, the author gives some examples of different situations (drawn from his own recent experience) in which the presence of a linguist in fieldwork circumstances affects the informants' linguistic behaviour.
David Pineda
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of learning experience on motivation: A case study of Chinese ethnic minority EFL learners

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Language motivation research has long been a research focus in the field of second language acquisition. In the past two decades, a large number of motivation studies has been conducted in different social and cultural contexts.
Ye Xincai
doaj   +1 more source

Note: Bilingual Education - A Problem of Substantial Numbers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
This unsigned note argues that the Supreme Court should reexamine the rights of language minority students under 42 U.S.C. §2000d in order to clarify its holding in Lau v. Nichols.

core   +1 more source

Normative language policy and minority language rights: rethinking the case of regional languages in France

open access: yes, 2017
Building on the emerging notion of ‘normative language policy’, this article seeks to contribute to the further development of an integrated framework for researching the ethics of language policy and planning.
Leigh Oakes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minority identity and social structures shape diffusion dynamics of minority languages: a combined macro and micro approach

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
Language is a tool for cultural communication, and diffusion is influenced by many factors. However, many studies have highlighted the importance of language status, while the critical factor of minority identity has been neglected.
Ya Gao, Wenqi Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Educational achievement and ethnicity in compulsory schooling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper analyzes the evolution of the attainment gap between white British born and ethnic minority pupils throughout compulsory schooling, from the age of 5 to 16. At the start of school, pupils from most ethnic groups substantially lag behind White
Dustmann, C.   +2 more
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