Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are developing resources for studying the Deseret Alphabet, which was created by the Mormons and used briefly in the 19th century.
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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The doctoral dissertation of Natalia Koricheva describes how preschool children aged from four to seven learn English as a foreign language in the kindergartens. The research explains how English teachers can organize and ...
Education
Jun 22, 2021
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The ethical practices, dilemmas and challenges of classroom research involving child language learners are the focus of a new book edited by Dr. Annamaria Pinter of the University of Warwick's Department of Applied Linguistics ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2021
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More young people may choose to study foreign languages to GCSE if they are encouraged to 'identify' with languages at school, rather than just learning vocabulary and grammar, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2021
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Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves despite years of practice. A new study of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet ...
Education
Feb 10, 2020
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Nematodes are tiny, ubiquitous roundworms that infect plant roots, causing more than $100 billion in crop damage worldwide each year. New research has found that plants manipulate the worms' pheromones to repel infestations, ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2020
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Financial transactions between people who speak different native languages are more common than ever with more than one in five Americans speaking a language other than English at home. But finding a price that buyers and ...
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2019
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Sarah, "the world's smartest chimp," died in July 2019, just before her 60th birthday. For the majority of her life she served as a research subject, providing scientists with a window into the thoughts of homo sapiens' nearest ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2019
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People often assume that children learn new languages easily and without effort, regardless of the situation they find themselves in. But is it really true that children soak up language like sponges?
Education
Aug 22, 2019
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Canada plans to receive 300,000 to 350,000 immigrants in 2019, and likely more than that number annually in the coming years. In 2018, there were 572,415 valid study permits in the country—evidence of the increasing trend ...
Education
Jul 17, 2019
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