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Does multilingualism shape personality? An exploratory investigation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Bilingualism, 2019
Aims and objectives: Personality psychologists argue that personality is the result of nature and nurture. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the latter.
Jean–Marc Dewaele, E. Botes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community building through play: Development and design of a board game for review in an undergraduate anatomy course

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Engaging students and fostering interactions can be a challenge in large enrollment, foundational‐level, undergraduate anatomy classes. Despite the active learning environment of the anatomy laboratory, students often struggle to find study partners or even speak to fellow learners in a large classroom.
Kristin Stover   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

MAPPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANT SCHOOLCHILDREN IN SWEDEN

open access: yesМногоязычие в образовательном пространстве, 2019
Sweden is one of the countries hosting the largest number of refugees and other categories of immigrants. In recent decades, the Swedish school system has been entered by a sizeable group of children who are at the same time learning a new language and ...
Evgenia Rubinov
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the quality and educational utility of YouTube videos in teaching human surface anatomy

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract YouTube is increasingly used by medical and health science students as a supplementary learning tool. However, the quality and educational value of surface anatomy videos on YouTube remain underexplored. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the quality, reliability, and educational usefulness of YouTube videos focusing on human surface ...
Anas J. Mistareehi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How multilingual is scholarly communication? Mapping the global distribution of languages in publications and citations

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Language is a major source of systemic inequities in science, particularly among scholars whose first language is not English. Studies have examined scientists' linguistic practices in specific contexts; few, however, have provided a global analysis of multilingualism in science. Using two major bibliometric databases (OpenAlex and Dimensions),
Carolina Pradier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of an Early Literacy Intervention for Linguistically Diverse Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
Phonological awareness and letter-sound knowledge underpin children’s early literacy acquisition. Promoting these foundational skills in kindergarten should therefore lead to a better response to formal literacy instruction once started.
Pascale M. J. Engel de Abreu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Pleasures of Polyglossia in Emirati Cinema: Focus on From A to B and Abdullah [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Polyglot films highlight the coexistence of multiple languages at the level of dialogue and narration. Even the notoriously monolingual Hollywood film industry has recently seen an increase in polyglot productions.
Doris Hambuch
core   +2 more sources

Bilingualism Enhances Metalinguistic Awareness in Autism: Extending the Two‐Dimensional Grammaticality Judgment Task

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bilingualism has been associated with enhanced metalinguistic awareness (MA), the ability to reflect upon language. However, findings remain mixed, and little is known about how proficiency in the most proficient (L1) and second‐best language (L2) contribute to MA, especially in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who often present ...
Pauline Wolfer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migrants' minority-language newspeakerism: The pervasiveness of nation-state monolingual regimes in transnational contexts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
From a critical sociolinguistics perspective, this paper investigates processes of minority-language newspeakerism among 23 migrants from heterogeneous socioeconomic and language backgrounds.
Sabaté Dalmau, Maria
core   +2 more sources

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