Explicit but Not Implicit Memory Predicts Ultimate Attainment in the Native Language [PDF]
The present paper examines the relationship between explicit and implicit memory and ultimate attainment in the native language. Two groups of native speakers of English with different levels of academic attainment (i.e., high vs. low) took part in three
Miquel Llompart +2 more
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Beyond age: exploring ultimate attainment in heritage speakers and late L2 learners [PDF]
According to the Critical Period Hypothesis, successful language learning is optimal during early childhood, whereas language learning outside of this time window is unsuccessful.
Leonarda Prela +3 more
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The critical role of anthropology in attaining happiness: An Islamic perspective [PDF]
Happiness is widely regarded as the ultimate aim of human existence. This article adopts a descriptive-analytical approach, drawing upon the author's interpretation of Qur'anic verses, to explore the significant influence of anthropology on the ...
Agha-Mohammadi Morteza
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Aptitude and experience as predictors of grammatical proficiency in adult Greek-English bilinguals
It has been shown that individuals exhibit great variability in second language (L2) ultimate attainment. Some speakers reach native-like proficiency, others only achieve a rudimentary command and many lie in the middle.
Leonarda Prela +4 more
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The Critical Period Hypothesis for L2 Acquisition: An Unfalsifiable Embarrassment?
This article focuses on the uncertainty surrounding the issue of the Critical Period Hypothesis. It puts forward the case that, with regard to naturalistic situations, the hypothesis has the status of both “not proven” and unfalsified.
David Singleton, Justyna Leśniewska
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Critical period in second language acquisition: The age-attainment geometry
One of the most fascinating, consequential, and far-reaching debates that have occurred in second language acquisition research concerns the Critical Period Hypothesis [1].
ZhaoHong Han, Gang Bao
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While language aptitude and motivation are important contributors to second language (L2) attainment, two major gaps in the past research have been 1) a lack of non-linear models stemming from a naïve and tacit assumption that learning outcomes are ...
Peter Kim
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சைவசித்தாந்த மெய்யியலில் ஆன்ம விடுதலையும் நடைமுறை வாழ்வியலும் - ஓர் ஆய்வு / A Research on the Liberation of Soul and Practical Life in Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy [PDF]
Saiva Siddhanta philosophy is understood to be the ultimate and best foundation of all Indian philosophy. It is the consummation of Saivam by stating the threefold truths of Pathi + Pasu + Pasam and the guiding philosophy of Saivite life.
கு. தவசீலன் / K. Thavaseelan +1 more
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Is Adult Second Language Acquisition Defective?
There is a large literature showing that adult L2 learners, in contrast to children, often fail to acquire native-like competence in the second language.
Ewa Dąbrowska +3 more
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Energy tunnel linings thermo-mechanical performance: comparison between field observations and numerical modelling [PDF]
Energy linings are receiving great interest due to their potential to transform a tunnel into a smart energy system for enhancing thermal comfort of buildings and metro stations, as well as to absorb waste heat from the tunnel environment.
Insana Alessandra +2 more
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