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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research shows that many heritage language (HL) students pursue HL study at the university level to reconnect with their cultural roots. While most university‐focused research has examined HL learners, less attention has been given to how teaching and peer mentoring experiences in higher education shape HL identities. This study examines how a
Mi Yung Park
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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick +2 more
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Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
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, 2010 This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia ...
Hacker, Randi
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Forced-Alignment-and-Vowel-Extraction/alignedTextGrid: v0.6.7
<h2>What's Changed</h2> <ul> <li>Aligned textgrids now pickleable by @JoFrhwld in https://github.com/Forced-Alignment-and-Vowel-Extraction/alignedTextGrid/pull/183</li> <li>badge and workflow updates by @JoFrhwld in ...
Christian Brickhouse, Josef Fruehwald
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau +1 more
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Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceMany elderly listeners have difficulties with speech-in-noise perception, even if auditory thresholds in quiet are normal. The mechanisms underlying this compromised speech perception with age are still not understood.
Carolin Jüchter +6 more
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Background Reading comprehension is critical for academic success, yet many children with persistent decoding difficulties struggle to achieve it. This study examined whether a multicomponent literacy intervention is effective in improving reading comprehension and whether any gains in comprehension are mediated by improvements in word reading and ...
Cameron Downing +6 more
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Syllable Segmentation with Vowel Detection on Verse Quranic Recitation
JOIV: International Journal on Informatics VisualizationIn speech recognition, segmentation involves partitioning a continuous audio signal containing speech into smaller units or segments, such as words, phonemes, or syllables.
Timor Setiyaningsih +2 more
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Organizational Soundscapes and the Sonicity of Voices: The Power of the ‘Sounds’ that Carry ‘Words’
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Organizations are soundscapes – they resonate with sounds and particularly the sounds of voices. Somehow however voice sonics, that is the sounds of voices and not the words carried on those sounds, have escaped attention in management studies. This absence of analysis is peculiar given voice sonics' undoubted influence on management (they may
Nancy Harding, Jackie Ford
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