L'écart et l'entre-deux : traduire la culture by Jean Szlamowicz

“…Comparative linguistics seems to suggest that the gap between two languages can be filled by grammar. But mapping the structural gaps between languages hardly makes for the more fundamental gap that is created by the writing of a new text, a supposedly identical addendum to the first. …”
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An Automatic Pronunciation Error Detection and Correction Mechanism in English Teaching Based on an Improved Random Forest Model by Yuhua Dai

“…Teachers in traditional English classes focus more on writing and grammar instruction, while oral language instruction is neglected. …”
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Mobile language app learners’ self-efficacy increases after using generative AI by Audrey K. Kittredge, Elise W. M. Hopman, Ben Reuveni, Danielle Dionne, Cassie Freeman, Xiangying Jiang

“…Learners in Study 2 also felt significantly more prepared to share their opinions and navigate a city, and reported significantly higher self-efficacy for speaking and understanding grammar and mistakes. Across studies, the majority of learners agreed that the AI-based features effectively supported learning, and reported using their learning outside the app.DiscussionThese results provide the first evidence of enhanced language learning self-efficacy after use of generative AI, building on findings from classroom interventions.…”
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ADD C FOR CONTEXT: WHAT CAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS FROM THE HUMANITIES CONTRIBUTE TORESEARCH IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION? by Dror Abend-David, James Kusch

“…At the heart of the argument is our attempt to teach not only grammar and vocabulary (although we do not, for one minute, pretend that they are unimportant) but also to engage students’ thinking and imagination in relation to language learning. …”
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Academic Writing: Difficulties and Possible Solutions for Engineering Students by L. M. Bolsunovskaya, I. E. Rymanova

“…This paper focuses on the two significant aspects of academic writing, namely language skills (LS) (Grammar etc.) and writing skills (WS) (writing itself as a skill). …”
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Fake News: A Comparative Study of Instagram Users in Greece and Portugal by Evangelia Pothitou, Maria Perifanou, Anastasios A. Economides

“…They also give less importance to a certain post’s characteristics, such as content opposing personal beliefs, emotional language, and poor grammar, spelling, or formatting when identifying fake news, compared to the Portuguese, suggesting a weaker emphasis on content quality in their evaluations. …”
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“It’s about finding and knowing myself”: Why Johannesburg-based South African Millennials consume self-help media by Simphiwe Emmanuel Rens

“…As such, these Johannesburg-based South African millennials consume self-help media texts, and the moral grammar of norms, beliefs, and values about successful living encoded therein, as tools for self-management with the goal of “mastering” the self – in relation to others – to understand how best to behave to avoid the “mistakes” that impede the smooth-sailing of what these participants describe as their life journeys. …”
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Adjectives and Modal Verbs Used in Horoscopes in Dawn Newspapers and their Impact on Readers: A Corpus-Assisted Study by Saqlain Hassan, Jamshaid Anjum, Zafar Ullah Shaheen

“…The types of adjectives are categorized with the help of Classification Modal by Biber et al. (2002) whereas modal verbs are categorized with the help of the Dichotomy of ModalVerbs by Quirk and Greenbaum(2000). SystemicFunctional Grammar by Halliday (1985) has been used to investigate the meanings of adjectives within a clause. …”
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THE LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE IN ENGLISH CONVERSATION AT PONDOK PESANTREN FADHLUL FADHLAN SEMARANG DUE TO THE ADDITION OF JAVANESE PARTICLES by Silvy Milchatir Rizqiyah, Aprillia Firmonasari

“…Third, the factors that caused interference through the addition of particles were internal factors in the form of bilingualism, lack of mastery of English grammar and vocabulary, and being carried away by mother tongue habits. …”
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Investigating Errors in the Written Composition of Undergraduate ESL Learners at Aligarh Muslim University by Mohd Akram Khan

“…The reasons   behind these errors were identified as interlingual and intralingual causes, whereas intralingual was the most significant factor, which indicates their inadequate knowledge about grammar. The findings of the study were spelling (19.35%), copula (14.51%), word choice (12.90%), prepositions (11.29%), verb tenses (9.67%), plural formation (19.13%), punctuations (8.60%), subject-verb agreement (8.06%) and articles (6.45%). …”
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COOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT WRITING PRACTICES AT AN ACEHNESE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY: HELPING OR TROUBLING? by Saiful Akmal, Syarifah Dahliana, Rani Fadhila

“…Therefore, it is recommended that students make their errors and mistakes diary notes and lecturers are advised to start making grammar errors and mistakes checklists based on the learning objectives for students’ peer reviewing practice. …”
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HYPOTACTIC STRUCTURE IN ENGLISH by Dessy Kurniasy

“…Meanwhile, enhancement shows the meaning of another clause by qualifying it with adverbial clause in traditional grammar. Furthermore, the three clauses can be finite or non-finite. …”
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الشيخ محمد بن عمر نووي الجاوي: حياته الذاتية والعلمية by Ehsan Ur Rehman, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Khan

“…He learned the basics of sciences such as theology, jurisprudence, grammar, and exegesis from his father, alongside his brothers Tamim and Ahmad, during his childhood. …”
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The comrade of Vaclovas Biržiška - Izidorius Kisinas by Žiedūnė Zaveckienė

“…Kisinas became acquainted with Gipsy culture and gathered much material not only about their life but also contributed significantly to Gipsy language grammar (this material is preserved by Silvijus, L. …”
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Academic Writing for Publication Purposes: The Infelicities of Style by O. L. Dobrynina

“…Sentence and text readability is determined not only by the number of words, i.e. the length of a sentence but also by the sentence structure and its grammar and lexical structure. The infelicities of style are caused by differences in scientific discourse between Russian and English languages. …”
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Enhancing willingness to communicate in English among Chinese students in the UK: the impact of MALL with Duolingo and HelloTalk by Zhao Dan, Jablonkai Reka R., Sandoval-Hernandez Andres

“…This study assessed two mobile apps with distinct language learning approaches: Duolingo, grounded in grammar-translation and behaviourist principles, and HelloTalk, based on social constructivist theory and communicative language learning. …”
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Examining students’ linguistic and non-linguistic speaking issues and coping mechanisms in English presentations by Siti Khasinah, Saiful Akmal, Khairul Izza, Amiruddin Amiruddin, Muhammad Farhan

“…Linguistic problems include incorrect grammar, lack of vocabulary, and inaccurate pronunciation. …”
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Exploring Grammatical Structure: A Corpus Analysis on the Use of “To Be” in Vocational Students’ WhatsApp Group Conversations using AntConc by Muhammad Arba’in, Itsna Millatul Himmayati, Dwi Hastuti, Desi Nosita, Triyoko Triyoko

“…The students employ the use of “to be” in several variations of grammar structure such as nominal sentence, passive sentence, progressive tense and be going to. …”
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An Examination of EFL Undergraduates’ Writing Error Types and Frequency in WhatsApp Chat Messaging: Exploring Key Factors by Mohammad Owais Khan, Mohd Nazim, Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi

“…Additionally, the analysis of semi-structured interviews identified factors responsible for these errors, including excessive dependence on abbreviations and shortcuts, lack of familiarity with formal and informal communication, inadequate attention to grammar standards, limited exposure and practice with English language writing conventions, unfamiliarity with the formatting choices in WhatsApp, and interruptions from notifications and other conversations. …”
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AADL architecture model construction based on FACE mode by LYU Guangzhe, YU Chunhai, KANG Kai, MA Chunyan, LIN Wei

“…Firstly, the formal definition of the syntactic structure of the FACE model is given using context-independent grammar. Secondly, the 26 kinds of mapping rules from FACE model elements to AADL model elements are designed, and the rationality of the mapping rules is proved by the graph homomorphism theory. …”
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