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The Second Language Acquisition of English Prepositions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The acquisition of English prepositions is especially difficult for students learning English as a second language. This paper briefly discusses how prepositions are used in English and a few of the reasons prepositions cause problems for English ...
Boquist, Patricia J.
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The acquisition of second language Spanish morphosyntax [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This chapter provides an overview of relevant research on the acquisition of Spanish morphosyntax in the context of second language (L2) acquisition (SLA).
Gonzalez Alonso, Jorge   +2 more
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The role of mental translation in learning and using a second/foreign language by female adult learners

open access: yesJournal of Global Education and Research, 2018
The purpose of this study is to ponder some theoretical considerations concerning a predominant phenomenon of mental translation (MT) observed by second language teachers and learners in learning and using a second/foreign language.
Julia Falla-Wood
doaj   +1 more source

Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive disorders are common in older persons with seizures (PWS). Cognitive disorders are often associated with impaired Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). However, the effects of seizures on IADLs remain unexplored.
Ifrah Zawar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article presents the individual differences in learning and acquiring a second language. Some learners are successful in learning foreign language quickly while others feel frustrated.
Suka, R. G. (Ramlan)
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Effects of proficiency and age of language acquisition on working memory performance in bilinguals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study examined language proficiency and age of language acquisition influences on working memory performance in bilinguals. Bilingual subjects were administered reading span task in parallel versions for their first and second language.
Milin Petar   +2 more
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Processing Instruction and Second Language Grammar Acquisition

open access: yesWorking Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 2015
The significance of input, namely meaning-bearing linguistic instances of the target language (TL) (VanPatten, 1996), in accounting for how learners create second language (L2) grammars has long been established (Gass, 1997). Krashen (1985), in his Input
Wai Man Adrienne Lew
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Diversity and Expanded Phenotypes in Dystonia: Insights From Large‐Scale Exome Sequencing

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most prevalent movement disorders, characterized by significant clinical and etiological heterogeneity. Despite considerable heritability (~25%), the etiology in most patients remains elusive. Moreover, understanding correlations between clinical manifestations and genetic variants has become increasingly ...
Mirja Thomsen   +47 more
wiley   +1 more source

RPGs to enhance the second language acquisition of both Mandarin and English [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Research Question: “To what degree can it be evidenced that interactive role playing games enhance the mutual second language acquisition of both Mandarin and English?”♦ Small scale side project to ascertain avatar interaction preferences based on ...
Dempster, Euan W., Harbord, Charly
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