We present the design and implementation of a working prototype system that enables self-configuration in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) by exploiting context awareness and cross-layer design principles. The driving force behind the proposed system is to allow for selfconfiguration of MANETs by enabling them to be adaptive to varying conditions. Emphasis is placed on describing the requirement...

Self-regulated students are able to create and maximize opportunities they have for studying or learning. We combine this learning approach with our Mobile Context-aware and Adaptive Learning Schedule (mCALS) tool which will create and enhance opportunities for students to study or learn in different locations. The learning schedule is used for two purposes, a) to help students organize their w...

The paper aims at exploring the relationship between perceived pronunciation performance and metalinguistic awareness in the acquisition of third language phonology. The study involved 27 participants with Polish as L1, English as L2 and French as L3. In the first part of the study, third language pronunciation performance was assessed by means of online ratings involving 3 components: foreign ...

Despite the abundance of research on ELT teachers, little is known about teacher language awareness (TLA) with focus on its impact on pedagogical practice in the EFL context. To fill this gap, an in-depth study was conducted to examine the procedural dimension of TLA among eight EFL teachers with different teaching experiences (novice versus experienced) related to teaching grammar at Iranian l...

This special issue on ‘metacommunication in instructional settings’ deals with the topic of language awareness in an integrated framework of interaction, context and communication. What brings the four contributions (Kress, Ogborn and Martins; Sarangi; Roberts; van Lier) together is a concern with the relationship between what is communicated in and through language vis-à-vis other semiotic sys...

In this paper, we claim that there are complementary features which can bring different paradigms in the DM and PL domains to a fruitful cooperation in building Adaptive Systems. The data tailoring capabilities embedded in the PerLa sensor data management language have been extended, thus applying context-awareness to generic system operations; these operations, in turn, can be expressed as Lay...