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Language acquisition

The relationship between task value of learning English and English achievement among art majors: A moderated chain mediation model analysis

Yan Qin, Xiaoming Wang, Bocun Zhang, Yue Zhang, Xiaoke Xie, Shihua Mao, Juan Wang, Yupeng Yang

published 15 May 2026

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TDGN: A text-guided dual-gated network for multimodal sentiment analysis

Wenyan Xiao, Lin Zhang, Yangshuyi Xu

published 12 May 2026

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Enhancing oral competence: Evidence-based strategies for developing foreign language speaking skills in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) learners

Izabela Olszak, Aleksandra Borowicz

published 12 May 2026

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Exploring the effects of task complexity and translation anxiety on EFL learners’ translation performance: Evidence from a mixed-design study

Xiangyan Zhou, Xiaodong Liu

published 06 May 2026

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“If I can get my work done, I’m not addicted to my phone”: Investigating smartphone use among language students

Qian Wang, Kizito Tekwa

published 05 May 2026

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Coaching past simple forms of habitual expressions beyond the textbook: A corpus-based experimental investigation

Aman Matebie Dagnaw, Abiy Yigzaw Filatie, Ebabu Tefera Adugna

published 28 Apr 2026

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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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