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The Perception of Postalveolar English Obstruents by Spanish Speakers Learning English as a Foreign Language in Mexico

open access: yesLanguages, 2020
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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Second Language Acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reviews neurocognitive evidence on second language (L2) processing at speech sound, word, and sentence levels. Hemodynamic (functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography) data suggest that L2s are implemented in the same brain structures as the native language but with quantitative differences in the strength of ...
Indefrey, P., Davidson, D.
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Exploring Language Learning as a Potential Tool against Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life Depression: Two Meta-Analyses and Suggestions for Future Research

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2020
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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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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Second language pragmatics aptitude

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities, 2022
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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Is noticing an answer to the problem of unacquirable structures in the second language?

open access: yesStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2002
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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WRITTEN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AS SECOND LANGUAGE

open access: yesDiacrítica, 2019
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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The Importance of Using Checklist in Measuring the Comprehensiveness of English Teaching Materials: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesAsian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, 2023
The aim of this paper was to provide evidence pertaining to the practice of using checklists in analysing the comprehensiveness level of the English teaching materials prepared to be used during the teaching and learning process. A systematic literature
Muhammad Azwan Basaruddin   +1 more
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Emotional Education as second language acquisition? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In this paper we argue that while emotional education intervention packages offer certain advantages, there are risks associated with their uncritical use.
MacAllister, James   +2 more
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