<b>Working memory, phonemic coding ability and foreign language aptitude: potential for construction of specific language aptitude tests - the case of cantonese</b><br> by Erica Chan, Peter Skehan, Gwendolyn Gong

“…A re-awakening of interest in foreign language aptitude in recent years has also seen some reanalyses of the construct. …”
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Silenced Fighters: Identity, Language and Thought of the Nasa People in Bilingual Contexts of Colombia by Wilder Yesid Escobar Alméciga, July Carolina Gómez Lobatón

“…Firstly, it depicts identity processes that are constructed and constituted through language. Secondly, it explores the power structures perceived by two Nasa people, one of Colombia's minority groups. …”
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A qualitative inquiry into subject ellipsis in Acehnese coordinative constructions by Muhammad Iqbal, Mulyadi Mulyadi, Ida Basaria, Dardanila Dardanila

“…Subject ellipsis can occur in written and spoken languages. This research examines the ellipsis of subjects in the coordinative constructions of the Acehnese language. …”
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Construction of a Narrativeabout Socialist Realism in English-Language Art Criticism Discourse (based on Texts of Matthew Bown) by A. V. Streltsova, T. I. Petukhova, E. G. Khomyakova

“…Based on the texts of the British expert Matthew Bown, the article deals with the issue of constructing a narrative about the Soviet fine arts. …”
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Exploring mechanisms of effective informal GenAI-supported second language speaking practice: a cognitive-motivational model of achievement emotions by Hanwei Wu, Wentao Liu

“…Abstract Conversational generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a promising tool for second language (L2) speaking practice, but the mechanisms behind its effectiveness remain underexplored. …”
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Preschool teachers' simultaneous use of L1 and L2 with dual language learners to bridge L1 to connect with L2: Evidence from Ghana by Stephen Kwabena Ntim

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Identity, ideology, and capital in EFL learning: a narrative case study by Adilur Rahaman

“…Abstract Research on learners’ commitment to English language learning in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) around the world is predominantly characterized by a positivist and quantitative approach. …”
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(N)TIC et aides à la compréhension et à la production de textes explicatifs en langue seconde - Vers une didactique cognitive du texte en contexte plurilingue et pluriculturel by Denis Legros, Yann Vigile Hoareau, Nawal Boudéchiche, Med Makhlouf, Amel Gabsi

“…Learners in comprehension and production of texts in mother tongue (L1) have difficulties in working out the coherence of the local (microstructure) and global (macrostructure) meaning of the semantic contents of the texts to be understood and written. In second language (L2), these difficulties are even more important because students must activate linguistic knowledge about the second language, but also about representations evoked by the text and built in their mother tongue. …”
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Co-Construction of Orientation in Time and Activities Between an Individual With Deafblindness and Support Persons by Camilla Warnicke, Krister Schönström, Emil Holmer, Charlotta Plejert

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Arch-Eval benchmark for assessing chinese architectural domain knowledge in large language models by Jie Wu, Mincheng Jiang, Juntian Fan, Shimin Li, Hongtao Xu, Ye Zhao

“…Abstract The burgeoning application of Large Language Models (LLMs) in Natural Language Processing (NLP) has prompted scrutiny of their domain-specific knowledge processing, especially in the construction industry. …”
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‘Maybe complicated is a better word’: Second-language English graduate student responses to syntactic complexity in a genre-based academic writing course by J. Elliott Casal, Xiaofei Lu

“…The pedagogical site was a six-week mixed-discipline writing course with an emphasis on second-language English research writing. Attention to syntactic complexity was integrated into a previously established corpus- and genre-analysis based pedagogy, and data is comprised of a learner-perception survey and interview and instructor observational journals. …”
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The Construction of the Professional Dictionary of Relay Protection Defect Text in a Regional Power Grid and Its Natural Language Characteristics Analysis by Zhongshuo LIU, Shaoming ZHENG, Chang TAO, Yimin LIU, Qian CHEN, Shuhong WANG, Yiting YU, Ancheng XUE

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Du positionnement épistémologique aux données de terrain by Françoise Demaizière, Jean-Paul Narcy-Combes

“…As an introduction to an academic seminar whose theme is research methodology, this paper presents an epistemological reflection on research in the field of second language learning and teaching. Firstly, the oppositions between methodology and method as well as between comprehensive and explanatory approaches to research are discussed, then, the paper stresses the need for the researcher to make his epistemological position explicit and underlines the fact that this position cannot but depend on the researcher’s social environment and the interplay of influence that this fosters. …”
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GENERATIVE APPROACHES TO BEHDINI-KURDISH STUDENTS' ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH PASSIVIZATION by Shivan Toma

“… This research examines how Behdini-Kurdish students acquire passive voice in English, focusing on the interaction between their innate linguistic abilities and external language input. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study investigates the strategies used by Kurdish learners on acquiring passive voice constructions, which pose a notable challenge for many individuals learning English as a foreign language. …”
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Second and Foreign Language Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Development to Make Intercultural Dimensions Explicit. Reflecting Through a Comparative Proposal Between France and C... by Paola Andrea Gamboa Diaz

“…The content and discourse analysis of multimodal documents (textual, graphic or audiovisual) that highlight mental, social and discursive representations allowed me to interpret the perceptions of participants, pre-service teachers and in-service teachers registered in a Master’s degree program in language didactics or bilingual education. These perceptions confirmed that foreign language (FL) and second language (L2) classrooms as essential places of intercultural encounters and exchange of experiences where the study of local or non-local languages and idio-culture or pluri-culture gives origin to situations of alterity. …”
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Enseigner une langue vivante étrangère à l'école (cycle 3) by Jacques Beaucamp

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What sustain Chinese adult second language (L2) learners' engagement in online classes? A sequential mix-methods study on the roles of L2 motivation and enjoyment. by Yanyan Li, Wentao Liu, Shuai Ren

“…Recent research has integrated positive psychology with the Second Language Motivational Self System (L2MMS) to explore how enjoyment, L2 self-guides (including ideal L2 self and ought-to L2 self), and engagement interact among school-aged second-language (L2) learners. …”
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Pronoun Processing and Interpretation by L2 Learners of Italian: Perspectives from Cognitive Modelling by Petra Hendriks, Margreet Vogelzang

“…In cognitive model 2, second language acquisition differs from first language acquisition and involves the construction of a partly different grammar. …”
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Exploring Authorship Development Among Mexican EFL Teacher-Researchers by Eva Estefania Trujeque Moreno, Fátima Encinas Prudencio, Maria Thomas-Ruzic

“…This article presents a multi-theoretical model to address processes of authorship development in the English as a foreign language teaching profession. Working within a sociocultural perspective of second-language teacher education, the authors examined six experienced nonnative English-speaking teacher-researchers. …”
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Focus in bilingual Spanish by Bradley Hoot

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