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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Language training"”.
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A study of foreign language training in Lancashire companies
… time to consider perceptions about foreign languages and their use in Lancashire companies The research was carried out by sending postal questionnaires to both personnel managers and export managers in 174 Lancashire companies with more than 200 employees. The questionnaires were followed …
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The effects of sign language training with young children: The tact
… physical prompting and reinforcement. Following training under experimental conditions, signing was measured and observed under novel stimulus conditions with 2 children, and signing was under stimulus control of relevant stimuli when assessed with 1 child. Experimental procedures were modified …
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A Real-Time and Automatic Ultrasound-Enhanced Multimodal Second Language Training System: A Deep Learning Approach
The critical role of language pronunciation in communicative competence is significant, especially for second language learners. Despite renewed awareness of the importance of articulation, it remains a challenge for instructors to handle the pronunciation needs of language learners. There are …
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Our Words Matter: A Proposed Study to Examine the Effects of Clinician Language Training on Patient Opioid Abstinence
… opinions, and attitudes are propagated is language. Stigmatizing language can create barriers to care, while inclusive non-stigmatizing language has the ability to highlight a patient’s strengths, humanity, and potential for recovery. While several institutions have implemented campaigns …
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Language as a potential means of increasing the preceptual art ability of elementary school children
… be made. With these ideas in mind a series of language tasks were developed to encourage children to attend and respond to visual stimuli in order to investigate the extent to which language may modify or enhance visual perceptual ability.The sample for this study was comprised of ninety-four …
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Impact of Imagine Learning English in Two Northern Mississippi Schools
… Imagine Learning English (ILE) has on English language learning. The study sought to determine the impact of ILE on the annual yearly progress and reading skills of mid-level English language learners (ELL). The objective of the study was to see if ILE was successful in raising the reading …
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A study of the effectiveness of the Wilson Fundations Program when applied to a group of children with mild to moderate special needs
… Program for K-3. The targeted goal of the Wilson Language Training is to help students become fluent, accurate readers. It is a phonology, phonics, and spelling program that includes the basic components of the Wilson Reading System where emphasis is placed on systematic phonics and the study of …
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Enhancement of verb retrieval: Neuromodulation, repetition priming, and aphasia rehabilitation
… do this, we may rely on knowledge about how the language system may be changed by experience, including it’s plasticity to behavioral training and to neuromodulation. In this thesis, I study mechanisms of language facilitation in healthy individuals and mechanisms of language recovery in …
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Differential diagnosis of psycholinguistic disabilities of poor readers and some remedial procedures
… above. The second was a diffuse approach to language development which stressed the general training of oral language and verbal intelligence rather than specific training in psycholinguistic processes. A third group of children acting as a control group received a number programme. The …
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Effects of Task Clarification and an Adaptive Computer Software on Implementation of Mand Training using an iPad® as a Speech Generated Device
<p>Mand training is an evidence-based instructional method and a primary focus in behavioral language training for children with autism. A rapidly growing research base supports manding training using hand-held computing technologies (e.g., iPad®, iPod®) as speech generating devices (SGD) for …
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Using Authentic Materials to Develop Listening Comprehension in the English as a Second Language Classroom
Listening, the most frequently used form of language skill, plays a significant role in daily communication and educational process. In spite of its importance, listening ability development has received only slight emphasis in language instruction. Nevertheless, U.S. college classrooms, where …
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Promoting the Emergence of Advance Knowledge (Peak) Relational Training System: Exploring the Practical Implementation of the Generalization Training and Direct Training Modules
… the implementation of the PEAK Relational Training System’s Generalization and Direct Training modules in a practical setting across two studies. Study 1 investigated whether a relationship exists between the PEAK-G and PEAK-D Training protocols, if the skills mastered through these would …
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Challenges for expatriate managers:an exploration of cross-cultural management, adjustment, and training issues faced by Anglo-American managers in Hong Kong
… living and working there, and the type of training which will assist them to adjust and to work successfully in this Asian environment. Qualitative and quantitative data on each issue was gathered during in-depth interviews in Hong Kong, using structured interview schedules, with 39 …
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New Tower of Babel: Probing the Antecedents and Consequences of Linguistic Ostracism
… may occasionally switch to their native language in their interactions with coworkers who share knowledge of this language. <em>Linguistic ostracism</em> (LO) refers to situations in which two or more people use a language that others in their presence cannot understand (Dotan-Eliaz, …
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The role of key visuals in improving listening comprehension for English as a second language students
… increasing globalization, more and more second language students are entering Canadian universities, be they international students completing their university studies in Canada before returning home or new Canadians furthering their studies in their new homeland. Tertiary institutions are …
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Mobile information communication technology for crisis management : understanding user behavior, response and training
… constitute a need for communication protocol training and practice. This study introduces a technology-mediated training technique based on speech act and communicative action theories. These theories are used to inform the design of a baseline measure for task performance improvement and to …
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From 'nobody to somebody' : challenges and opportunities for Gujarati women learning English in London
This qualitative case study explores the language learning experiences of a sample of Gujarati women in London and uses tools of qualitative inquiry including 20 semi-structured interviews, two focus groups, observation and document analysis. The process of learning English as a second language is …
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Exploring the livelihood strategies of unemployed black female migrant youth living in Cape Town, South Africa
… There need to be centres that offer free English-language training for migrants who are not conversant in English. Established non-governmental organisations or government agencies need to provide facilities that could assist undocumented immigrants who have prolonged their stay in Cape Town. …
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Grounded Language Learning with Foundation Models
The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has experienced remarkable advancement in recent years, especially with the development of foundation models trained using language modelling objectives. These models have achieved a level of proficiency comparable to human competence across an array …
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