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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"language background"”.
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Language background and use among the German minority in Poland
… further understand this group of people, their background, and their use of the German language, this study first examines the multiple population shifts among the German minority population in Poland. After reviewing the available scholarship, this study seeks to add more detailed information …
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The influence of task factors and language background on morphological processing in Spanish
… rule-based) processing is influenced by kind of language use, in particular productive or receptive response and task implicitness. Experiment 1, a written nonce verb production and acceptability judgment task, indicated that speakers are more likely to use and give higher acceptability ratings …
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Speling "Successful" Sucesfuly: Statistical Learning in Spelling
… such as context, individual differences: language background and spelling ability), and task. We gave two nonword spelling tasks to US college students: N=68) and bilingual Singaporean college students from an English-based education system but with diverse language backgrounds: Mandarin: …
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The Effects of multilingualism and Music Experience on Tone and Vowel Discrimination Ability
This study investigates the effects of language background (monolingual/bilingual and early/late bilingual exposure), knowledge of a tonal language and music experience on auditory discrimination by employing tone and vowel discrimination tasks. A total number of 8,769 observations were analyzed …
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Factors that lead to low reading levels in Chinyanja and English language at the Middle Basic level: A case of grade 5 pupils learning under read on (ROC) in selected basic Schools in Lusaka District
… low reading levels in both Chinyanja and English languages among Grade 5 pupils learning under ROC in selected basic schools in Lusaka District. The study employed qualitative data collection and analysis procedures to establish the reasons for low reading levels in Chinyanja and English languages …
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Does speech prosody matter in health communication? Evidence from native and non-native English speaking medical students in a simulated clinical interaction
… were found to be sensitive to the English language background and the task within the simulated consultation. Interestingly, the attitudinal information associated with some of these acoustic parameters were perceived by listeners and were reflected by higher professional scale scores in …
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A Case Study of Pedagogical Practices and Learning Environment in an Ontario Francophone Child Care Centre
… (2007) Counterbalanced Approach to Second Language Teaching as reference points, this study investigated how Franco-Ontarian culture and linguistic character are reinforced in this child care centre; how language instruction was integrated into educational activities; and what supports were …
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SENSITIVITY TO VOWEL, CONSONANT AND TONE VARIATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: EVIDENCE FROM 6-YEAR-OLD MANDARIN MONOLINGUALS AND ENGLISH-MANDARIN BILINGUALS
Although tone language learners represent the linguistic majority, much less is known about how tones are integrated into lexical representations in comparison to more typically studied vowels and consonants. Most of the previous work investigating lexical processing in tone language learners has …
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Diversity public engagement in New Zealand planning - A case study of Christchurch the Chinese ethnic group: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
… of local population with diverse cultural and language background. Based primarily on a survey of 111 members of the Christchurch Chinese community, the dissertation provides an analysis of the planning issues of concern to them and of their engagement level in a planning process. It finds that …
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An Investigation of English Structure Rules in Adult Learners of English as a Second Language
… adult students of English as a Second Language were asked to correctly judge the grammaticality of English sentences containing eight selected preposition structure errors. The errors were selected from compositions written by Spanish speakers of varying English ability. The sentences …
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The effects of working memory and directionality on sentence build-up drill performance
… consisted of a SBD test, a R-span test, and a language background questionnaire. The results indicate that the backward input direction has several advantages over the forward direction. First, the backward direction elicited repetitions with fewer total and whole-sentence errors. Second, it …
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Construct Validation of an Integrated, Process-Oriented, and Computerized English for Academic Purposes (Eap) Placement Test: A Mixed Method Approach
… and predictive validity for subgroups of language background, gender, and discipline. Sixth, students perceived a close match between the academic tasks and the CEEPT tasks, and they expressed their preference for the CEEPT and the computer delivery of the test.
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Comparing single-level and multi-level regression models in analysing Rasch measures of numeracy
… and Torres Strait Islander status); (3) language background (English or other than English); and the schoo1-level variable; and (4) school socioeconomic status.
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Language, communication, and cognition: A study of slum-dwelling women in a nutrition education programme in India
… status and nutrition knowledge. The demand for language and cognitive skills, barriers they may present, and the potential beneficial effects on these skills, specifically within individuals with low literacy skills, have been unexplored. This interdisciplinary thesis addresses these gaps by …
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Exposing a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to more than one language in the home : is it beneficial?
… research that addresses the effects of dual language exposure on the language abilities of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The purpose of this study was to compare the language abilities of children with ASD who are exposed to predominantly one language at home to the language …
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The Use of a Programmed Textbook in Diabetic Patient Education
… diabetic education, amount of general education, language background indicated that the programmed textbook would be useful in teaching most types of patients. However it was thought that the textbook would be more effective if used as part of a regular teaching program.</p>
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The bilingual advantage in switching: Are two better than one?
… the roles of parental education level (PED) and language proficiency were examined. The results of this model did not indicate the existence of a bilingual advantage, and there were no significant correlations between reaction time and accuracy at the person level or at the trial level. The lack …
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Cross-regional word duration patterns in Mandarin
… can convey many types of information, including language background, word structure, word frequency, speech genre, intention, and emotions. An understanding of duration lays the foundation for many aspects of speech technology since duration plays a major role in speech production and perception. …
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Language ideologies and the positioning of learners in a multilingual Grade 1 classroom: a case study
… study is motivated by the under theorization of language and the impact that perception and discourse about languages have on diverse language users in the classroom. It draws on the theoretical understanding of Bourdieu's linguistic capital, as well as language ideology and Critical Discourse …
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Parental choice of minority language education in language shift situations in Brittany and Scotland
… the impact of bilingual education (immersion and language maintenance programmes) and the vitality of minority languages. It explores multiple factors, including parental expectations, that influence the decisions of parents who have chosen to educate their children through the medium of the …
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