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Culture as Non-Consensus: Exploring Coherence Among Native Speakers’ Perceptions of German Expressions of Affection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
From early in their learning experience, foreign language (FL) learners at American universities explore socio-cultural connotations that, it is argued, are signified by FL words.
Fichtner, Friederike
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Discourse completion test as a tool for the development of intercultural competence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Udostępnienie publikacji Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego finansowane w ramach projektu „Doskonałość naukowa kluczem do doskonałości kształcenia”. Projekt realizowany jest ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego ...
Klimczak-Pawlak, Agata
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ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Connections Between EFL Learners’ Motivation, Engagement and Pragmatic Development in Self-Access Web-Based Instruction

open access: yesLanguages
The present study investigates the relationship between initial learner motivation, engagement, and pragmatic development within a self-access web-based instructional environment.
Sonia López-Serrano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Language Practice and Study Abroad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The present study measures the impact that pragmatic intervention has when students are exposed to targeted language practice during a six-week study abroad programme in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The intervention had three goals.
Hernández, Todd A.
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AutomataGPT: Transformer‐Based Forecasting and Ruleset Inference for Two‐Dimensional Cellular Automata

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
We introduce AutomataGPT, a generative pretrained transformer (GPT) trained on synthetic spatiotemporal data from 2D cellular automata to learn symbolic rules. Demonstrating strong performance on both forward and inverse tasks, AutomataGPT establishes a scalable, domain‐agnostic framework for interpretable modeling, paving the way for future ...
Jaime A. Berkovich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technology-Assisted Informal Pragmatic Learning Among EFL Learners: Awareness, Speech Acts, And AI Tools

open access: yesJournal of Pragmatics Research
In today’s digitally connected world, developing pragmatic competence is essential for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. This competence encompasses both pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic abilities, which are critical for using language ...
Dewi Cahyaningrum, Sri Haryati
doaj   +1 more source

Action and Ethics. A Historical Perspective on the Late Frankfurt School (Apel, Habermas, Wellmer) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
I shall delineate what I see as the strength and relevance of transcendental-pragmatics within the intellectual setting in the post-war period. I shall indicate how the discussions within transcendental-pragmatics have revealed inherent challenges, while
Skirbekk, Gunnar
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An Integrated NLP‐ML Framework for Property Prediction and Design of Steels

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a data‐driven framework that uses language‐processing techniques to interpret steel processing descriptions and machine‐learning models to predict mechanical properties. By organising complex process histories into meaningful groups and enabling rapid property forecasts, the work supports faster, more informed steel design through ...
Kiran Devraju   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A digital pragmatics inquiry: Academic performance and transformative awareness in Saudi EFL online environments

open access: yesEnglish Language Teaching Educational Journal
Pragmatic competence is essential for communicative competence, yet under-researched in Saudi EFL contexts, particularly within the post-pandemic shift to digital instruction.
Mohammad Husam Alhumsi, Wesam Almehmadi
doaj   +1 more source

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