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Does Second Language Instruction Make a Difference? A Review of Research [PDF]
Does second language instruction promote second language acquisition? Some studies conclude that instruction does not help (or even that it is counter-productive); others find it beneficial. The picture becomes clearer if two distinctions are made. First,
Long, Michael H.
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Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS
ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran +13 more
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ABSTRACT Objective We aim to comprehensively analyze how regional tumor and edema characteristics are associated with clinical presentations and survival outcomes in a large cohort of glioblastoma patients. Methods Patients with IDH‐wildtype glioblastoma who received brain MRI from 2010 to 2023 were included.
Daniel J. Zhou +16 more
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Corrective recasts' and other-correction of language form in interaction among native and non-native speakers of English: the application of conversation analysis to second language acquisition [PDF]
This study investigates 'corrective recasts' and other-correction of language form during interaction among native and non-native speakers meeting at a conversation club at an English language school.
Hauser, Eric K.
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ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller +14 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To clarify the clinical relevance of dopamine transporter single‐photon emission computed tomography (DAT‐SPECT) abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a prespecified focus on sex‐stratified associations with disease progression and short‐term prognosis.
Tomoya Kawazoe +7 more
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Teaching Experience and Evaluation of Second-Language Students' Writing
This study explores the relationship between teachers’ evaluations of second language (L2) writing and their years of teaching L2writing. Forty-six English teachers from twenty-three tertiary institutions in Mainland China holistically evaluated ten ...
Ling shi, Wenyu Wang, Qiufang Wen
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White Matter Microstructural Abnormalities in Neonatal Onset Genetic Epilepsy
ABSTRACT Objective Recent evidence indicates that epilepsy is associated with abnormal white matter. If seizures alter white matter, then the impact upon network function, epileptogenesis, and cognition could be pronounced in neonates undergoing rapid developmental myelination. Neonates with epilepsy due to nonstructural genetic causes provide a unique
Amanda G. Sandoval Karamian +8 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Neurochemical levels measured by brain MR spectroscopy (MRS) have been proposed as endpoints for clinical trials in early‐stage spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) trials. We tested their trial‐readiness by quantifying neurochemicals in three affected brain regions in early‐stage cohorts of SCA2 and SCA3, examining their reproducibility in ...
James M. Joers +19 more
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Functional Discourse Units for Second Language Research
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS has been an accepted part of the methodology of second language (SL) research for some time (see, e.g., Chaudron, 1988, pp. 40-45; Hatch, 1978; Hatch & Long, 1980; Larsen-Freeman, 1980), and its procedures are becoming increasingly ...
Crookes, Graham
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