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Adaptive Multi-Class Audio Classification in Noisy In-Vehicle Environment

, 2017
With ever-increasing number of car-mounted electric devices and their complexity, audio classification is increasingly important for the automotive industry as a fundamental tool for human-device interactions. Existing approaches for audio classification,
Alsaadan, Haitham, Eun, Yongsoon, Won, Myounggyu   +2 more
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Enhancing General and Academic L2 Writing Complexity Through Dialogue Journal Writing: The Role of Learners' Motivational Beliefs

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Writing is crucial in tertiary education, yet enhancing the complexity of academic writing presents significant challenges for second language (L2) learners. This study explores the potential of dialogue journal writing (DJW), an interactive and low‐stress classroom activity, to enhance writing complexity among novice L2 writers.
Barry Lee Reynolds, Xiaoke Bai, Brian V. Rusk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Portrait of a Politician in modern Russian Media: An emerging genre? [PDF]

Жанры речи
Based on the material of a conglomerate of texts devoted to the reconstruction of the image of a modern politician, the author tried to characterize genre processes in journalism of the early 21st century. The material of the article was mainly texts for
Ruzhentseva, Natalya Borisovna
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Towards efficient music genre classification using FastMap

, 2012
Automatic genre classification aims to correctly categorize an unknown recording with a music genre. Recent studies use the Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence to estimate music similarity then perform classification using k-nearest neighbours (k-NN ...
de Leon, Franz, Martinez, Kirk
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Teacher Research in TESOL

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a state‐of‐the‐art, critical discussion of teacher research as characterized in TESOL, applied linguistics, and wider educational literatures. We offer a reconceptualization of teacher research that recognizes teacher priorities and perspectives as distinct from academic ones.
Jason Anderson, Richard Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Third Person References: Forms and Functions in Two Spoken Genres of Spanish

, 2016
This volume, a case study on the grammar of third person references in two genres of spoken Ecuadorian Spanish, examines from a discourse-analytic perspective how genre affects linguistic patterns and how researchers can look for and interpret genre ...
Dumont, Jenny
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Feature Article: ELT Materials

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract After providing a working definition of ELT materials that encompasses both commercial and noncommercial instructional resources, I differentiate between studies of materials content, consumption, and production, reviewing notable studies of each type, most of which have appeared in the pages of TQ.
Nigel Harwood
wiley   +1 more source

Autoethnography as a Research Methodology in TESOL

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I discuss autoethnography as a qualitative research methodology that has been increasingly adopted by scholars in TESOL in the last decade. My goal is to introduce this methodology to colleagues who are preparing to use autoethnography in their research and I expect that introduction to take them to other resources in the ...
Bedrettin Yazan
wiley   +1 more source

Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grammatical realization of Russian etiquette speech genres: The genre «request»

Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 2018
The article is devoted to the issue of grammatical approach application during the teaching of Russian etiquette speech for foreigners. In the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language, the issues related to the development of etiquette speech genres arise at all stages of language learning, beginning with the first words in Russian. The state
Shakhmatova, T. S., Moskaleva, L. A., Cui, W.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source