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Instant messaging clients - Relaxed, free & enjoyable English learning and training tools [PDF]
, 2007 In a demanding world of using English as a second language, computer technology and the internet are being dominantly used as they provide an incredible boost to language learning environment.
Abu Bakar, Hanif Suhairi +1 more
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The phonetics of second language learning and bilingualism [PDF]
, 2018 This chapter provides an overview of major theories and findings in the field of second language (L2) phonetics and phonology. Four main conceptual frameworks are discussed and compared: the Perceptual Assimilation Model-L2, the Native Language Magnet ...
Chang, Charles B.
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness with potential life‐threatening crises. Timely interventions may be delayed by limited access to care and fragmented documentation. Our objective was to develop predictive algorithms for MG deterioration using multimodal telemedicine data ...
Maike Stein +7 more
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Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2004 There seems to be an ever-widening gap between practitioners and researchers: a disconnect that never seems to close. This relationship--or perhaps lack of relationship--was perhaps no better evidenced than in one of the opening colloquia at TESOL 2004 ...
Cynthia Wiseman
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Context effects on second-language learning of tonal contrasts. [PDF]
, 2015 Studies of lexical tone learning generally focus on monosyllabic contexts, while reports of phonetic learning benefits associated with input variability are based largely on experienced learners.
Bowles, Anita R., Chang, Charles B.
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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Pragmatics Avoidance in Second Language Learning: Kurdish language as an Example
Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences, 2021 This paper is entitled Pragmatics Avoidance in Second Language Learning: Kurdish language as an example. This study is concerned with the Point that when a foreign language learner learns Kurdish Language, first s/he learns and controls the sematic ...
Shakhawan Jalal Haji Faraj +1 more
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Predicting Native Language from Gaze [PDF]
, 2017 A fundamental question in language learning concerns the role of a speaker's first language in second language acquisition. We present a novel methodology for studying this question: analysis of eye-movement patterns in second language reading of free ...
Berzak, Yevgeni +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick +14 more
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Some psycholinguistic conditions for second language learning
Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2013 The author discusses some psycho linguistic conditions for second language learning based on a preference rr ode! in linguistics. The outcome of second language learning depends on a number of conditions.
Bernard Spolsky
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