The increase of driver information and infotainment systems includes also interaction technologies like speech interaction that minimize visual-manual demand and put the focus to cognitive demand. The question is whether this could lead to distraction effects and decreased traffic safety. This study presents an evaluation method for cognitive demand based on different detection paradigms in a d...

This paper investigates which features would be the best to include in a listening comprehension game for European Portuguese. The goal is to develop a method to motivate non-native speakers of Portuguese to engage themselves in activities intended to develop their listening comprehension skills. The approach adopted herein consisted in providing students with several sets of exercises, each se...

The hypothesis of this interaction research project is that it can be stimulating for experimental musicians to confront a system which ‘opposes’ their musical style. The ‘contrary motion’ of the title is the name of a MIDI-based realtime musical software agent which uses machine listening to establish the musical context, and thereby chooses its own responses to differentiate its position from...

The study investigated the perceptions of students learning French as a foreign language in Malaysian public university. specific objectives were to examine: (1) self-reported proficiency level; and (2) their listening, speaking, reading writing skills French. Questionnaire data collected from 80 undergraduates enrolled Levels 1 2 courses. analysis showed that learners Level rated themselves ha...

For three main reasons, assessment is a crucial part of ‘Language Teaching’. First and foremost, the offers teachers reliable foundation continuing points for planning developing lessons. Next, delivers instant feedback to gauge learners' progress enables students establish their goals. Additionally, contributes program evaluation, ensuring alignment curriculum teacher growth. Within realm list...

Appropriate warming of the periocular or posterior cervical skin has been reported to induce autonomic or mental relaxation in humans. To clarify the effects of cutaneous warming on human sleep, eight male subjects with mild sleep difficulties were asked to try three experimental conditions at home, each lasting for 5 days, in a cross-over manner: warming of the periocular skin with a warming d...

This paper is a descriptive correlational study that investigated the gender differences in language development process among group of 215 male and female bilingual children with autism spectrum disorder. A valid reliable questionnaire was adopted deployed to accomplish study’s objective. The caregivers these autistic were requested complete submit questionnaire. Data analysis made possible he...