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(Re)Defining language pedagogy activity: A sociomaterialist perspective

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Language pedagogy activity (LPA) is central to the functioning of language classrooms worldwide, and this article (re)defines LPA. While prevailing applied linguistics conceptualizations of “activity” are often theoretical and anthropocentric, our definition of LPA is empirically supported and foregrounds material agency.
Anne Marie Guerrettaz, Darren K. LaScotte, Jihee Im, Nancy D. Bell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
wiley   +1 more source

Interactive task design: Metachat and the whole learner

, 2006
In this chapter the focus is on conversations about language between adult learners online, in synchronous and asynchronous postings. Socio-affective and social-semiotic perspectives are used, thus distancing the work somewhat from cognitive ways of ...
Lamy, Marie-Noelle
core  

Multiword sequences do not predict speaking proficiency in dialogue: A pair‐level analysis

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study revisited the commonly held view that the use of multiword sequences (MWSs) is a reliable predictor of L2 speaking proficiency in monologue, by extending the investigation from monologic to dialogic speaking contexts. We accessed dialogic performance data from 127 test‐takers of the Test of English for Educational Purposes assessed ...
Takumi Uchihara, Parveneh Tavakoli, Svetlana Mazhurnaya, Phil Smyth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging data silos to holistically model plant macrophenology

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Phenological response to global climate change can impact ecosystem functions. There are various data sources from which spatiotemporal and taxonomic phenological data may be obtained: mobilized herbaria, community science initiatives, observatory networks, and remote sensing.
Lizbeth G. Amador, Tadeo H. Ramirez‐Parada, Isaac W. Park, Susan J. Mazer, Aaron M. Ellison, Margaret O'Brien, Eric R. Sokol, Colin A. Smith, Charles C. Davis, Sydne Record   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fragility of Trust: Interpersonal Encounters, Institutional Distrust, and Conditional Spillovers in the Area of Social Service Delivery

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines social assistance for vulnerable families at the frontline level of service delivery, exploring how citizens' trust and distrust are shaped within this administrative context. It addresses three questions: Do citizens distinguish between trust and distrust in frontline workers and public institutions when reporting on their
Christian Lahusen, Jelena Ceriman, Anastasia Kafe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Au cœur des enjeux scientifiques et techniques du Métadictionnaire. L’informatisation de deux dictionnaires médicaux anciens multilingues et dialphabétiques (Gorris, 1622 et Thevenin, 1658)

Humanités Numériques
This study is part of the Collex-Persée Multilingual Medical Metadictionary of the Medica Digital Library project. It is led by BIU Santé Médecine at Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Institut universitaire de France and université de Lorraine.
Anaïs Chambat
doaj   +1 more source

Finding the Words: How Does the Aging Brain Process Language? A Focused Review of Brain Connectivity and Compensatory Pathways

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract As people age, there is a natural decline in cognitive functioning and brain structure. However, the relationship between brain function and cognition in older adults is neither straightforward nor uniform. Instead, it is complex, influenced by multiple factors, and can vary considerably from one person to another.
Monica Baciu, Elise Roger
wiley   +1 more source

Abgestaubt und eingescannt – Papyrologie goes Internet

Digital Classics Online, 2016
This paper was originally presented during the Conference „Wikipedia trifft Altertum: Freies Wissen, Neue Medien, populäre Wissensvermittlung und Enzyklopädien in den Altertumswissenschaften“ on 10. / 11.
Nadine Quenouille
doaj  

Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie, Lea Meriläinen, Mikko Laitinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source