Synchronized action is considered as a manifestation of shared skill. Most synchronized behaviors in humans and other animals are based on periodic repetition. Aperiodic synchronization of complex action is found in the experimental task of synchronous speaking, in which naive subjects read a common text in lock step. The demonstration of synchronized behavior without a periodic basis is presen...

Due to the recent increase in trade, travel and political and social co-operation, language competence has become a key skill in modern Europe. Great efforts have been made to improve language training at all education levels. Whereas in the past language teaching was mainly related to cultural themes with an emphasis on literature, communicative aspects in everyday international contact situat...

The complexity of the writing skill, low literacy skills, interlanguage errors, language proficiency, lack critical thinking, poor information and second (L2) anxiety, which is supported by two-semester course performance analysis, result in skill among one Malaysian universities' undergraduates.

Global skill shortages are reported in many occupations. Existing strategies for addressing skill shortages are not successful and, as a result, skill shortages are an intractable problem. A new strategy, real-time communication of skill knowledge without human instructors, has the potential to bring about radical reductions in skill shortages. The goal of the study reported in this VTT Working...

The idea is growing among educators that thinking skill needs to be given a direct attention. On one hand, critical thinking is supposed to broaden students’ thinking in all regards (Schafersman, 1991); and on the other hand learners’ attitudes towards the second language can affect both their performance in the class and their final accomplishment. To this end, the present study started with t...