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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"learner English"”.
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Automatic syntactic analysis of learner English
… extracting useful information from large-scale learner data for linguistic research and natural language processing (NLP). Currently, researchers use standard POS taggers and parsers developed on native language to analyze learner language. Investigation of how such systems perform on learner …
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Definite and Indefinite Articles in Learner English: Identifying the Learning Problem and Addressing It with Processing Instruction Intervention
Articles in L2 English (“a”/“the”) are notoriously difficult to acquire, especially for learners with article-less, [-art], L1s. The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the potential causes of learner difficulty with articles and to suggest an effective teaching intervention. To identify …
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Verbs in the written English of Chinese learners : a corpus-based comparison between non-native speakers and native speakers
… approach in detecting the needs of the learners by looking for the similarities and disparities between the learner English (the COLEC corpus) and the NS English (the LOCNESS corpus). Chapter Two reviews the literature in relevant learner language studies and indicates the tasks of the …
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Second language learning from a multilingual perspective
… usage patterns and grammatical errors in English as a Second Language (ESL) to typological properties of the native language, showing its utility for automated typology learning and prediction of second language grammatical errors. We then introduce eye tracking during reading as a …
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`Osi kia Velenga: An educational quest for academic success in literacy for Tongan students in New Zealand
… true. It is argued that the identity of a Tongan learner needs to be set apart from that of a Pasifika learner, English language learner (ELLs), an English Speaker of Other Langauge (ESOL), and a bilingual learner, in order to adequately address the learning needs and the learning interests of the …
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Toward Understanding the Language Reclassification Experiences of Latino/a Learners with Disabilities: An Intersectional Approach
… at the beginning of their school careers as English learners (EL) often do not get reclassified even in their high school years. The reclassification process involves taking an annual test to assess English proficiency for students who are labeled as English learners. If students fail the …