It is axiomatic that L2 teaching and learning is a process that requires dynamic involvement of L2 learners in the acquisition of knowledge and skills. L2 learners need to be assisted in setting individual learning goals. They should also be given the exposure to and guidance in effective language learning strategies (LLSs) in order to build a high level of confidence in the learning process. T...

rom diplomatic negotiation to translation of foreign communications to interpreting in conflict zones, language skills are vital to national security. Because it is sometimes difficult to predict which languages will be of strategic importance in the future, U.S. Government agencies need to select and train personnel in new languages as quickly as possible. A common strategy is to identify pers...

This study explores 19 Taiwanese students’ writing in weekly online forum posts and traditional essays. Results drawn from discourse analysis of students’ writing in both types of writing tasks showed that the semesterlong online writing accompanied by explicit instruction on essays and basic academic writing conventions appeared to help raise EFL students’ consciousness of register in the two ...

The growth of English medium instruction (EMI) programs at universities worldwide has raised questions about the implications teaching through L2 on students’ content learning outcomes. This study examined impact four factors academic success (e.g. learning) in Turkish EMI context: (1) language-related challenges; (2) opinions effectiveness EMI; (3) perceived language proficiency levels; and (4...

This paper reports on a mixed-methods study investigating the factors that predict severity of language challenges in EMI contexts. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups at private university Istanbul. Questionnaire data from students (n = 544) across variety disciplines, interviews 11) 6) conducted with teachers students, respectively, social sciences faculty...

We can adapt existing techniques for the statistical modeling of music to the modeling of the quality of musical performance, resulting in a fine-grained statistical understanding of ’hardness’ in music performance. This drives AI-assisted applications for improving skill. We present modeling results using various probabilistic models to model performance in the simplified setting of rhythm games.

it is axiomatic that l2 teaching and learning is a process that requires dynamic involvement of l2 learners in the acquisition of knowledge and skills. l2 learners need to be assisted in setting individual learning goals. they should also be given the exposure to and guidance in effective language learning strategies (llss) in order to build a high level of confidence in the learning process. t...

according to a basic prediction made by the revised hierarchical model (rhm,kroll & stewart, 1994), there is no l2 conceptual connection at the beginning stages of language learning as l2 learners mostly rely on l1 conceptual connections to retrieve the meaning of the l2 words.with increasing proficiency, however, there would be a direct access from l2 to the conceptual system. available litera...