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The interaction of knowledge sources in word sense disambiguation [PDF]

, 2001
Word sense disambiguation (WSD) is a computational linguistics task likely to benefit from the tradition of combining different knowledge sources in artificial in telligence research.
Brill Eric, Daelemans Walter, Daelemans Walter, Ide Nancy, Kilgarriff Adam, Marcus Mitchell, Mark Stevenson, Masterman Margaret, McRoy Susan, Yorick Wilks   +9 more
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Vocabulary learning strategies in extramural English gaming and their relationship with vocabulary knowledge

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Research has shown that students learning English as a foreign language can enhance their vocabulary knowledge through exposure to the target language outside of school.
Raees Calafato, T. Clausen
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Learning Vocabulary Through Listening: The Role of Vocabulary Knowledge and Listening Proficiency

Language Learning, 2020
This study explored the impact of pre-existing vocabulary knowledge (PVK) and listening proficiency on the vocabulary learning through listening of 137 Chinese learners of English, when provided with three types of oral vocabulary explanations: L2 ...
Pengchong Zhang, S. Graham
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Breadth or Depth: The Role of Vocabulary Knowledge in Iranian EAP Students’ Reading Comprehension Performance [PDF]

Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
Two main features of vocabulary knowledge, namely breadth and depth, have a fundamental role in vocabulary research. This research aimed to study the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension, and to investigate which feature of
Esmail Faghih, Faezeh Nemati
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First-year university students’ receptive and productive use of academic vocabulary

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2016
The present study explores academic vocabulary knowledge, operationalised through the Academic Word List, among first-year higher education students. Both receptive and productive knowledge and the proportion between the two are examined.
Déogratias Nizonkiza
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Behavior change interventions: the potential of ontologies for advancing science and practice [PDF]

, 2016
A central goal of behavioral medicine is the creation of evidence-based interventions for promoting behavior change. Scientific knowledge about behavior change could be more effectively accumulated using "ontologies." In information science, an ontology ...
Ahern, David, Bartlett Ellis, Rebecca J., Cole-Lewis, Heather, Gibson, Bryan, Hekler, Eric B., Hesse, Bradford, Larsen, Kai R., Michie, Susan, Moser, Richard P., Spruijt-Metz, Donna, Yi, Jean   +10 more
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Exploring the Relationship between Ability Grouping and Science Vocabulary Learning

Science Education International, 2019
This study investigated 8th-grade science students (13–14 years old) in advanced and traditional ability classrooms perceptions of their vocabulary knowledge, learning, and content achievement. This research acknowledges the critical role that developing
Patrick L. Brown , James P. Concannon
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Using Mobile Devices for Vocabulary Learning Outside the Classroom: Improving the English as Foreign Language Learners’ Knowledge of High-Frequency Words

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The present study investigated the impacts of mobile assisted vocabulary learning via digital flashcards (DFs). The data were collected from 44 adult English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in three intact classes in a private language teaching ...
A. Rahmani, Vahid Asadi, Ismail Xodabande   +2 more
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Effect of vocabulary learning strategies on students’ vocabulary knowledge achievement and motivation: the case of grade 11 high school students

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionVocabulary knowledge achievement is crucial for effective language learning. However, there is a gap in vocabulary knowledge achievement, particularly at the Seto High School in Ethiopia.
Haimanot Ayana, Temesgen Mereba, Adege Alemu   +2 more
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Using Vocabulary Apps to Enhance Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge [PDF]

Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2018
The fast and increasingly natural adoption of handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets into everyday life is a rapidly growing social phenomenon which is also believed to have vast potential for foreign language learning. The small-scale study presented in this article contributes to the discussion of whether handheld devices should be further ...
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