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The present study deals with the perception (identification and discrimination) of an English phonemic contrast (/t∫/–/∫/, as in cheat and sheet) by speakers of two Mexican varieties of Spanish who are learning English as a foreign language.
Mariela López Velarde, Miquel Simonet
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Honesty Speaks a Second Language [PDF]
AbstractTheories of dishonest behavior implicitly assume language independence. Here, we investigated this assumption by comparing lying by people using a foreign language versus their native tongue. Participants rolled a die and were paid according to the outcome they reported.
Yoella Bereby-Meyer +5 more
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Late-life depression (LLD) affects about an eighth of community-dwelling seniors. LLD impacts well-being, with loneliness and small social networks being typical.
Jelle Brouwer +4 more
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TEACHING ENGLISH FOR THE SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS AS THE SECOND LANGUAGE
Present article is considered related to problems of teaching English as a second foreign language on the basis of the first language. The process under study is complex, and requires the accounting of the linguistic experience of students and supports for the comparative-comparative analysis of the languages in the educational process.
Hiloliddin Abdusalomov +1 more
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Is noticing an answer to the problem of unacquirable structures in the second language?
The aim of this article is to evaluate one proposed solution to the problem that some aspects of a second language (L2) seem unacquirable. In order to understand the solution, it is necessary to explicate the problem.
Southwood, Frenette
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Second language pragmatics aptitude
The present study aimed at investigating whether language pragmatics aptitude is a separate component of the construct of language aptitude distinct from the already conceived components.
Nasrin Sedaghatgoftar +1 more
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Limits of a Second Language: Native and Second Languages in Management Team Communication [PDF]
Cultural differences in speech acts are common challenges in management involving Chinese and Western managers. Comparing four groups – Native-speaking Chinese, English-speaking Chinese, Chinese-speaking Westerners, and non-Chinese- speaking Westerners, we assessed the effects of language and ethnicity on the ability to predict communication obstacles ...
Jan Ketil Arnulf +3 more
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WRITTEN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AS SECOND LANGUAGE
Writing plays a fundamental role in active participation in society, since it facilitates access to knowledge. In the case of the deaf people involved in our research, this modality represents a second language, placing them in a bilingual perspective ...
Izabelly C. dos Santos Brayner +2 more
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Motivation has a significant role in the process of language learning. It is important to understand its theoretical evolution in this field to be able to consider its relevance in the learning and teaching of a foreign language.
Mario Guerrero
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