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SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

open access: yesEternal (English, Teaching, Learning & Research Journal), 2015
This article tries to answer some of the following questions : Why is it that some individuals are more successful than others in mastery of a second language?
Shopia Azhar
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Laryngeal stop systems in contact: connecting present-day acquisition findings and historical contact hypotheses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article examines the linguistic forces at work in present-day second language and bilingual acquisition of laryngeal contrasts, and to what extent these can give us insight into the origin of laryngeal systems of Germanic voicing languages like ...
Simon, Ellen
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FACTORS INFLUENCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

open access: yesEnglisia, 2014
Motivation, attitude, age, intelligence, aptitude, cognitive style, and personality are considered as factors that greatly influence someone in the process of his or her second language acquisition.
Siti Khasinah
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Elicited imitation as a window into developmental stages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In the second language acquisition literature, data of naturally occurring language use are considered the most ideal data to make statements about second-language (L2) development.
Baten, Kristof, Cornillie, Frederik
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Second-Language Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
AbstractThis article begins with an overview of Arabic second-language acquisition (SLA) research. It discusses some SLA theories; the distancing of SLA research and theory from the traditional applied linguistics fields of methodology and teacher training; and major issues in current Arabic SLA research, which center on the development of skills in ...
Susan M. Gass   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The testability of prominent hypotheses on access to Universal Grammar in adult SLA

open access: yesStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2002
There is a growing awareness among linguists that second language acquisition (SLA) is a promising area of inquiry, due to the fact that an understanding of how SLA occurs may provide a useful perspective on the mental processes involved in language ...
Southwood, Frenette
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Motivation and Second Language Acquisition

open access: yesELOPE, 2008
A feature of Italian universities is the high student drop-out rate in nearly all degree courses. It is likely that among the causes of this phenomenon a significant factor is loss of motivation.
Steve Buckledee
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generative AI in higher education: Seeing ChatGPT through universities' policies, resources, and guidelines

open access: yesComputers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
The advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can provide opportunities for enriching educational experiences, but at the same time raise concerns regarding academic integrity. Many educators have expressed anxiety and hesitation when it
Hui Wang, Anh Dang, Zihao Wu, Son Mac
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Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquisition

open access: yesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2002
Over the last few years, the role played by corrective feedback in language acquisition has become a highly controversial issue. In the field of First Language Acquisition (FLA), researchers express strong reservations concerning the effect that negative
Mounira El Tatawy
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