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Web-assisted instruction for teaching and learning EFL phonetics to Spanish learners: Effectiveness, perceptions and challenges

Computers and Education Open
Research has established that phonetic training is particularly challenging for learners in EFL contexts. Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) resources have proved to enhance learners’ perceptual and productive phonetic capacities.
María de los Ángeles Gómez González, Alfonso Lago Ferreiro   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Active Electromyography Interface for Machine Learning‐Enabled Silent Speech Recognition

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft, hand‐worn electromyography interface enables intent‐driven silent speech recognition without continuous facial attachment. The device integrates liquid‐metal interconnects, a transparent flexible circuit, and elastomer encapsulation with a fingertip electrode that contacts perioral muscles only on demand.
Yuta Kurotaki, Shusuke Yamakoshi, Reitaro Yoshida, Yutaka Isoda, Tamami Takano, Yuji Isano, Yusuke Miyake, Kentaro Kuribayashi, Hiroki Ota   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

L1 Influence on Chinese Learners’ Pronunciation of English /l/ and /r/: A Phonological Study

مجلة كلية التربية للبنات
This study investigates how first language (L1) competence influences the phonological production of English liquid consonants /l/ and /r/ among Mandarin Chinese speakers.
Ali Mohsin Ali AL-Hasani, Nidham Sheet
doaj   +1 more source

AI‐Assisted IoT‐Enabled ECG Monitoring: Integrating Foundational and Generative AI Tools for Sustainable Smart Healthcare—Recent Trends

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly advanced the field of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, enabling real‐time, remote, and patient‐centric cardiac care. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of AI assisted IoT‐based ECG monitoring systems, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies such as ...
Amrita Choudhury, Kandarpa Kumar Sarma, Lachit Dutta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching and Learning Pronunciation: EFL Learners’ Views and Instructors’ Practices

e-Kafkas Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi
The discussion surrounding the significance of pronunciation in communication, both in a first language (L1) and a second language (L2), has been a subject of ongoing debate.
Mehmet Gazan, Nurdan Gürbüz
doaj   +1 more source

Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Will you be there for me?” Social support from family and friends during cold case sexual assault prosecutions

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If sexual assault survivors report the assault to the criminal legal system, they often need informal support from family and friends throughout the long and frequently retraumatizing process of investigation and prosecution. This study is part of a long‐term community‐based participatory action research project in a predominately Black ...
Rebecca Campbell, Rachael Goodman‐Williams, Katie Gregory, McKenzie Javorka, Jasmine Engleton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assimilation of L2 vowels to L1 phonemes governs L2 learning in adulthood – A behavioral and ERP study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
According to the Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM), acoustic similarity/dissimilarity between sounds of the second language (L2) and the native language (L1) governs L2 learnability in adulthood and predicts L2 sound perception by naïve listeners.
Mirko eGrimaldi, Bianca eSisinni, Barbara eGili Fivela, Sara eInvitto, Donatella eResta, Paavo eAlku, Elvira eBrattico, Elvira eBrattico   +7 more
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner, Erica N. Browne, Marissa Raymond‐Flesch, Mary Kate Shapley‐ Quinn, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Alondra Jaime‐Aguilar, Carmen Ramirez, Jessica Huante, Daisy Gallardo, Sue Napierala, Megan Comfort, Alexandra M. Minnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phonological and Grammatical Errors in Arabic Speaking Skills: Insights from Female Banjar Learners of Islamic Boarding School

Al-Ta'rib
Mastering a foreign language requires not only memorization but also overcoming deeply ingrained linguistic habits. For Banjar learners studying Arabic, phonological and grammatical challenges pose significant barriers to fluency.
Moh. Tohiri Habib, Alvia Putri Prima Sari, Nurul Amini, Iqmal Wahyudi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source