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Top 50 Vocabulary Mistakes [[electronic resource] ] : How to Avoid Them / / by Adrian Wallwork
| Top 50 Vocabulary Mistakes [[electronic resource] ] : How to Avoid Them / / by Adrian Wallwork |
| Autore | Wallwork Adrian |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 175 p.) |
| Disciplina | 428.1 |
| Collana | Easy English! |
| Soggetto topico |
Lexicology
English language Language and education Lexicology/Vocabulary English Language Education Anglès Lexicologia Ensenyament de la llengua |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-319-70981-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I Top 50 Vocabulary Mistakes -- PartII Revision Tests -- Part III False Friends. |
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Wallwork Adrian
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The use of technology in English medium education / / Jack K. H. Pun, Samantha Curle, and Dogan Yuksel
| The use of technology in English medium education / / Jack K. H. Pun, Samantha Curle, and Dogan Yuksel |
| Autore | Pun Jack K. H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Disciplina | 808.0420711 |
| Collana | English Language Education |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Computer-assisted instruction
English language - Social aspects Anglès Ensenyament assistit per ordinador |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-99622-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910574853203321 |
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Pun Jack K. H.
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] | ||
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Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities [[electronic resource] /] / by Lucas Kohnke
| Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities [[electronic resource] /] / by Lucas Kohnke |
| Autore | Kohnke Lucas |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 pages) |
| Disciplina | 428.00785 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Study and teaching
Educational technology Language Education Language Teaching and Learning Digital Education and Educational Technology Anglès Ensenyament de la llengua Aprenentatge electrònic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
English Language
Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN |
9789819927746
9789819927739 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Microlearning and Technology -- Chapter 2: Designing Microlearning activities: Pedagogy and Principles for ESL/EFL -- Chapter 3: Technological Tools and Apps for Microlearning -- Chapter 4: Designing Podcast, Videos, Infographics, Flashcards, Microlearning Activities -- Chapter 5: Designing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Microlearning Activities -- Chapter 6: Using Chatbots for Microlearning -- Chapter 7: Microlearning in the Education of the Future. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910728391303321 |
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Kohnke Lucas
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| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
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Wordsearches [[electronic resource] ] : Widen Your Vocabulary in English / / by Adrian Wallwork
| Wordsearches [[electronic resource] ] : Widen Your Vocabulary in English / / by Adrian Wallwork |
| Autore | Wallwork Adrian |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 174 p. 86 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 428.24 |
| Collana | Easy English! |
| Soggetto topico |
Lexicology
English language Language and education Anglès Vocabulari Jocs educatius Ensenyament de llengües estrangeres Lexicology/Vocabulary English Language Education |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-319-67232-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Body, Appearance, Health -- Business and Finance -- Education and Work -- Family, House and Home -- Cooking and Food -- Free Time -- Technology -- Language -- Places, Travel and Transport -- Crime, Politics and Religion -- Time and Environment. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300853803321 |
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Wallwork Adrian
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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Working towards a proficiency scale of business English writing : A mixed-methods approach / / Li Wang and Jason Fan
| Working towards a proficiency scale of business English writing : A mixed-methods approach / / Li Wang and Jason Fan |
| Autore | Wang Li |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 pages) |
| Disciplina | 929.374 |
| Soggetto topico |
Education
Anglès Redacció d'informes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-16-5449-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Core Issues in Business English Education in China -- 1.1 English as a Shared Language for International Business Communication -- 1.2 BE Education at the Tertiary Level in China -- 1.3 Problems with BE Education in China -- 1.3.1 The "Tower of Babel" Problem -- 1.3.2 Inadequate BE Assessment System -- 1.4 The Need for a Meta-Language for BE Education in China -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Assessing Business English: The Role of Language Scales -- 2.1 Language Scales -- 2.1.1 Origins -- 2.1.2 Functions -- 2.1.3 Purposes -- 2.2 The CEFR -- 2.2.1 What is the CEFR? -- 2.2.2 Uses of the CEFR -- 2.2.3 Describing Business English Proficiency with the CEFR: Potential Problems -- 2.3 Scales Describing Business English Proficiency -- 2.3.1 Categorization of Scales Incorporating BE Proficiency -- 2.3.2 The ELTDU Stages of Attainment Scale (ELTDU Scale) -- 2.3.3 The ALTE Framework -- 2.3.4 The ESU Framework -- 2.3.5 The International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) -- 2.3.6 The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) -- 2.4 Summary of the Review and Discussion -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Understanding Business English Writing: A Genre Perspective -- 3.1 BE as an Offshoot of ESP -- 3.2 ESP Writing Competence -- 3.3 Genre as ESP Writing Competence -- 3.3.1 The Concept of Genre -- 3.3.2 Genre in the ESP Tradition -- 3.3.3 Genre Knowledge and ESP Writing -- 3.3.4 The Model of Genre Knowledge -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Developing a Scale of Business English Writing Proficiency: Considerations and Methods -- 4.1 Important Considerations in ESP Assessment -- 4.1.1 EGP Versus ESP -- 4.1.2 Key Features of ESP Assessment -- 4.2 General Principles of Scale Development -- 4.2.1 Types of Measurement Scales -- 4.2.2 Essentials of Valid Measurement Scales.
4.3 Common Methods of Scale Construction -- 4.3.1 Intuitive Versus Empirical Scale Development Methods -- 4.3.2 Performance-Based Versus Descriptor-Based Scale Development Methods -- 4.4 Four Phases of Developing a Scale of BE Writing Proficiency -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Establishment of a Descriptive Scheme for the Business English Writing Scale -- 5.1 Research Procedures -- 5.2 The Establishment of a BE Writing Descriptive Scheme -- 5.2.1 Theory-Based Descriptive Categories -- 5.2.2 Activity-Based Descriptive Categories -- 5.3 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Evaluating the Quality of the Descriptive Scheme and Descriptors: Teacher Perspectives -- 6.1 Research Procedures -- 6.1.1 Instruments -- 6.1.2 Participants -- 6.1.3 Data Collection -- 6.1.4 Data Analysis -- 6.2 Initial Accumulation and Categorization of BE Writing Descriptors -- 6.3 Evaluating the Appropriateness of the Descriptive Scheme and Descriptors -- 6.3.1 Evaluating the Relevance of the Descriptive Framework to the Chinese Tertiary Context -- 6.3.2 Evaluating the Relevance of the Descriptors to the Chinese Tertiary Context -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Developing the Business English Writing Proficiency Scale -- 7.1 Research Procedures -- 7.1.1 Instrument -- 7.1.2 Participants -- 7.1.3 Data Collection -- 7.1.4 Data Analysis -- 7.2 Scaling the Descriptors -- 7.2.1 Psychometric Properties of the Descriptors -- 7.2.2 Dimensionality Analysis -- 7.2.3 Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Analysis -- 7.2.4 Item Statistics -- 7.3 Constructing the BE Writing Scale -- 7.3.1 Creating Level Bands of Proficiency -- 7.3.2 Establishing a Global Scale -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Validating the Business English Writing Scale -- 8.1 Research Procedures -- 8.1.1 Research Instruments -- 8.1.2 Participants -- 8.1.3 Data Collection -- 8.1.4 Data Analysis. 8.2 Experts' Perceptions of Scale Categories -- 8.2.1 Descriptor Categorization -- 8.2.2 Category Appropriateness -- 8.3 Experts' Perceptions of Descriptor Levels -- 8.3.1 Inter-Rater Reliability: Rater Consistency and Severity -- 8.3.2 Bias Analysis -- 8.4 Scale Level Validation -- 8.4.1 Item Fit Analysis -- 8.4.2 Setting Cut-Offs -- 8.4.3 Validated Scale Versus Draft Scale: Level Assignment -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Conclusions -- 9.1 A Recap of the Study -- 9.2 Presentation of the Scale -- 9.2.1 Presentation of the Global Scale -- 9.2.2 Presentation of the Illustrative Scales -- 9.3 Implications for ESP Scale Development -- 9.3.1 Theoretical Implications: Understanding the BE Writing Construct -- 9.3.2 Methodological Implications: ESP Scale Development -- 9.3.3 Practical Implications: Implementation of the BE Writing Scale -- 9.4 Limitations of the Study -- 9.5 Areas for Future Research -- 9.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendix Sources for Descriptor Collection -- References. |
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Wang Li
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| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Writer-reader interaction by metadiscourse features : English-Persian translation in legal and political texts / / Mehrdad Vasheghani Farahani
| Writer-reader interaction by metadiscourse features : English-Persian translation in legal and political texts / / Mehrdad Vasheghani Farahani |
| Autore | Farahani Mehrdad Vasheghani |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Germany : , : Frank & Timme, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Disciplina | 822.33 |
| Collana | TRANSÜD. Arbeiten zur Theorie und Praxis des Übersetzens und Dolmetschens |
| Soggetto topico |
Law - Translating
English language - Translating into Persian Persian language - Translating into English Anglès Persa Traducció |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-7329-9097-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910632476803321 |
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Farahani Mehrdad Vasheghani
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| Berlin, Germany : , : Frank & Timme, , [2022] | ||
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Writing an academic paper in English : intermediate level / / Adrian Wallwork
| Writing an academic paper in English : intermediate level / / Adrian Wallwork |
| Autore | Wallwork Adrian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Disciplina | 808.02 |
| Collana | English for academic research |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistics
Academic writing English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers Anglès Escrits acadèmics Ensenyament de llengües estrangeres |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783030956158
9783030956141 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580159203321 |
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Wallwork Adrian
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2022] | ||
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Writing as meaning-making : a systemic functional linguistic approach to EFL writing / / Winfred Wenhui Xuan
| Writing as meaning-making : a systemic functional linguistic approach to EFL writing / / Winfred Wenhui Xuan |
| Autore | Xuan Winfred Wenhui |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 pages) |
| Disciplina | 428.0071051 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Chinese speakers
English language - Study and teaching Second language acquisition Anglès Adquisició d'una segona llengua |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9789811903205
9789811903199 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Research Background -- 1.2 Research Objective -- 1.3 Research Questions -- 1.4 Research Significance -- 1.5 Organization of this book -- 1.6 Summary -- CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The tradition of genre in educational contexts -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Comparison of the three schools -- 2.2.3 SFL genre -- 2.2.4 Application of SFL genre in L2 context: the case of Georgetown University -- 2.2.5 Summary of this section -- 2.3 Learning how to mean in adolescent L2 writing -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Literature on comparison of adolescent L1 and L2 writing -- 2.3.3 Literature on adolescent L2 writing instruction and related issues -- 2.3.4 Summary of the section -- 2.4 Functional approach to language learning -- 2.4.0 Introduction -- 2.4.1 Halliday's pioneering study of child's language development -- 2.4.2 Hasan and her team's contribution: semantic network in mother-child talk -- 2.4.3 Painter's research on language development -- 2.4.4 Derewianka's contribution: children's grammatical metaphor development -- 2.4.5 Torr's study on modality and grammatical metaphor in children's language -- 2.4.6 Christie's holistic study on writing development -- 2.5 Conclusion of the chapter -- CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 Theoretical framework -- 3.1.1 Systemic Functional Linguistics -- 3.1.2 Context-based text typology -- 3.2 Research questions of this study -- 3.3 The Settings and culture of this study -- 3.3.1 The context -- 3.3.2 The research site -- 3.3.3 The participants -- 3.4 Data collection -- 3.4.1 Description of the data -- 3.4.2 Stages in data collection -- 3.4.3 Transcription of the data -- 3.4.4 Analysis of the data.
3.5 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS: CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Literature review -- 4.2.1 Genre studies in primary and secondary education -- 4.2.2 Genre studies in tertiary education -- 4.2.3 Text typology studies -- 4.2.4 Learning path at primary and secondary level -- 4.2.5 Research questions -- 4.3 Methodology -- 4.4 Results and findings -- 4.4.1 Background of the writing journey -- 4.4.2 Field of activity: socio-semiotic process -- 4.4.3 Findings based on Halliday's theory of register and Martin's genre -- 4.5 Discussion -- 4.5.1 Recommending: the dominant text type -- 4.5.2 Tenor awareness -- 4.5.3 Culturally marked text -- 4.5.4 Variations of genres -- 4.6 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 5 FINDINGS: THEMATIC ANALYSIS -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 THEME in systemic functional linguistics -- 5.1.2 Previous studies based on thematic analysis -- 5.1.3 Frameworks of thematic analysis -- 5.2 Methodology -- 5.2.1 Coding -- 5.3 Results and findings -- 5.3.1 Overall deployment of different types of Themes -- 5.3.2 Multiple and simple Theme -- 5.3.3 Markedness -- 5.3.4 Thematic progression patterns -- 5.3.5 Macro-hyper Theme overall employment -- 5.3.6 Summary of the findings -- 5.4 Discussion -- 5.4.1 Theme as an element in illustrating registerial difference -- 5.4.2 THEME as enabling resource -- 5.4.3 THEME as an indicator of language proficiency -- 5.5 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 6 FINDINGS: INTERPERSONAL ANALYSIS -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Overview of MODALITY study in language development -- 6.2.1 MODALITY studies in L1 development contexts -- 6.2.2 MODALITY studies in L2 context -- 6.2.3 Gaps from the previous studies and research questions -- 6.3. Methodology -- 6.3.1 MODALITY in systemic functional linguistics -- 6.3.2 Data collection -- 6.4 Findings and results -- 6.4.1 Overall employment. 6.4.2 Types of MODALITY -- 6.4.3 Orientation -- 6.4.4 Value -- 6.4.5 Realization -- 6.5 Discussion -- 6.5.1 Registerial difference in modal resources employment -- 6.5.2 Over-use of modal auxiliary "can" -- 6.5.3 Congruency as an indicator of students' language proficiency -- 6.5.4 Summary of the modal resources deployed in the students' writing -- 6.6 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 7 FINDINGS: EXPERIENTIAL ANALYSIS -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Review of studies on TRANSITIVITY -- 7.2.1 Academic writing -- 7.2.2 Studies of literature -- 7.2.3 Critical discourse analysis -- 7.2.4 Multimodality -- 7.2.5 Pedagogical discourse -- 7.2.6 Medical discourse -- 7.2.7 Gaps from the previous literature and research questions -- 7.3 Methodology -- 7.3.1 TRANSITIVITY model in SFL -- 7.4 Results and findings -- 7.4.1 Process type -- 7.4.2 CIRCUMSTANTIATION -- 7.4.3 Case study -- 7.4.4 Discussion -- 7.5 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 8 FINDINGS: LOGICAL ANALYSIS -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature review -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.3.1 Theoretical framework -- 8.3.2 Coding of the data -- 8.4. Results -- 8.4.1 Overall deployment of taxis and logico-semantic relations in the students' writing -- 8.4.2 Registerial comparison -- 8.4.3 Case study -- 8.5 Discussion -- 8.5.1 Simple, congruent deployment -- 8.5.2 High- frequency of paratactic: extension: addition -- 8.5.3. Registerial differences -- 8.5.4. Skewing of enhancement clauses -- 8.6 Summary of the chapter -- CHAPTER 9 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- 9.1 Summary of the major findings -- 9.1.1 Findings of research question (1) -- 9.1.2 Findings of research question (2) -- 9.2 Discussion -- 9.2.1 Learning how to mean in a second language -- 9.2.1 Registerial differences -- 9.2.2 Culturally marked texts -- 9.2.3 Homogeneity of their writing styles and contents -- 9.2.4 Tenor awareness in construing registers. 9.2.5 Congruent realization of different types of linguistic resources -- 9.2.6 Limited linguistic resources demonstrated -- 9.3 Implications of the present study -- 9.3.1 School as an institution -- 9.3.2 Implication for writing curriculum design -- 9.3.3 Implication for L2 writing pedagogy -- 9.3.4 Implication for the reconceptualization of the current L2 English education -- 9.4 Contribution of the present study -- 9.4.1 Methodological and theoretical contribution -- 9.4.2 Curriculum design contribution -- 9.4.3 Pedagogical contribution -- 9.5 Limitations of the present study -- 9.6 Future research direction -- References. |
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Xuan Winfred Wenhui
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Writing to Learn Academic Words [[electronic resource] ] : Assessment, Cognition, and Learning / / by Breno B. Silva
| Writing to Learn Academic Words [[electronic resource] ] : Assessment, Cognition, and Learning / / by Breno B. Silva |
| Autore | Silva Breno B. |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Disciplina | 407.1 |
| Collana | Second Language Learning and Teaching |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher
Language and languages - Study and teaching Educational tests and measurements Higher Education Language Education Assessment and Testing Anglès Ensenyament de la llengua |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783031065057
9783031065040 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1: The Importance of General and Academic Vocabulary -- 2: Incidental Lexical Learning -- 3: The Writing Cycle and Cognitive Processes that May Affect Learning -- 4: An Overview of the Research Project -- 5: Inferential statistics and linear mixed models -- 6: Study 1 The Assessment of Academic Vocabulary: Developing a Reliable Academic Placement Tool -- 7: Discussion of findings for Study 1 -- 8: Study 2 Lexical Learning through Writing Sentences and Timed essays -- 9: Study 3 Lexical Learning through Writing Sentences, Timed and Untimed essays -- 10: Discussion for Studies 2 and 3. . |
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Silva Breno B.
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
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