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Language acquisition

Self-efficacy and self-regulated learning strategies as significant predictors of english writing proficiency in Chinese EFL senior high school students

Xiaoli Chen, Jingxia Yan, Wenxiu Guo

published 17 Apr 2026

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A tripartite multifactorial analysis of abstract anaphoric choice between this and this+NP in Chinese L2 English argumentative writing: Extending the usage-based approach to discourse alternation

Jianwei Xu, Ming Yue, Yujing Yang

published 17 Apr 2026

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Name use by companion parrots

Lauryn Benedict, Viktoria Groiss, Marisa Hoeschele, Eva Reinisch, Christine R. Dahlin

published 17 Apr 2026

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Expert consensus on designing a metaverse supported blended EFL module in chinese higher education: A Fuzzy Delphi method

Yuliang Jiao, Dorothy DeWitt, Rafiza Abdul Razak

published 16 Apr 2026

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Enhancing EFL reading proficiency through mediated learning: Impacts on cognitive and metacognitive strategies

Sisay Bezabih, Abiy Yigzaw, Birhanu Simegne, Dereje Assefa, Dawit Dibekulu

published 16 Apr 2026

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Not just two languages: Using variation in language experience to understand how cognitive resources shape syntactic processing

Nicholas Sulier, Julio Torres, Judith F. Kroll

published 10 Apr 2026

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Developing and validating a measure of L2-specific emotion regulation strategies

Huiyuan Gu

published 08 Apr 2026

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Multimodal instruction with AI-generated images for noun retention: Exploring semantic scene and materiality effects

Gaojie Ye, Shibo Yan

published 02 Apr 2026

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Exploring EFL primary school teachers’ behavioral intention towards digital game-based learning

Yuting Wang, Deping Zou

published 01 Apr 2026

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Employing in-context learning prompts with large language models for drone routing in delivery services

Mahmoud Masoud, Mohammed Elhenawy, Ahmed Abdelhay

published 27 Mar 2026

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Speech language pathologists’ attitudes on bilingual practices for children with autism in India: A qualitative study

Kaluva Bindu Sree, Sebastian Padickaparambil, Shivani Tiwari

published 26 Mar 2026

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Adaptive knowledge distillation based structure-text embedding integrating for knowledge graph completion

Qingsong Li, You Lv, Xiaolong Wei, Chao Li, Lianqiu Wei, Jianguang Zhang, Wei Wei

published 19 Mar 2026

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A scoping review of EFL learners’ interlanguage pragmatic development

Huaqiang Li, Zalina Mohd Kasim, Lay Hoon Ang

published 13 Mar 2026

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