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As one of the most widely used languages in the world, English plays a vital role in the communication between China and the world. However, grammar learning in English is a difficult and long process for English learners. Especially in English writing, English learners will inevitably make various grammatical writing…

PURPOSE: English speech acquisition by typically developing 3- to 4-year-old children with monolingual English was compared to English speech acquisition by typically developing 3- to 4-year-old children with bilingual English-Spanish backgrounds. We predicted that exposure to Spanish would not affect the English phone…

The present paper investigates variation between nominal and prepositional adjuncts of time as in, for example, []. The main goals are (i) to assess potential changes in the distribution of these variants in the history of English, specifically from Middle English to Late Modern English (1150-1914), and (ii) to te…

This study validated the Flipped English Learning Readiness Questionnaire, and examined its relationships with teacher instructional practices, English learning self-efficacy, and language learning beliefs. A total of 442 Chinese university EFL students voluntarily participated in this research. Exploratory and confirm…

This work is to reduce the workload of teachers in English teaching and improve the writing level of students, so as to provide a way for students to practice English composition scoring independently and satisfy the needs of college teachers and students for intelligent English composition scoring and intelligently ge…

This study compares the mental health outcomes of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) whose primary language is not English with those of survivors whose primary language is English. A total of 126 IPV survivors were recruited for this study, many of whom identified as Latiné (42.86%). We examined the rel…

There has been limited research on nursing students' (NSs) language problems conducted in non-English speaking countries, especially research focusing on college transfer students. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived needs and challenges of English use by college transfer NSs in a non-English speakin…

This study aims to improve the effectiveness of English grammar teaching in high school. Firstly, the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) educational model is comprehensively discussed. Then, the current situation and difficulties of English grammar teaching in high school are analyzed. Final…

In China, under the influence of examination-driven culture and teacher-centered ways of learning, students' self-regulated learning (SRL) capabilities, self-efficacy, and actual English proficiency are greatly hindered. Given this situation, the Chinese Ministry of Education has promulgated the use of formative assess…

Purpose Older native speakers of English have difficulty in understanding Spanish-accented English compared to younger native English speakers. However, it is unclear if this age effect would be observed among native speakers of Spanish. The current study investigates the effects of age and native language experience w…

This study contributes to the understanding of bilingual speech sound acquisition, as it explores substitution patterns by preschoolers undergoing a language shift. Specifically, it investigates the distribution of glides [j w] as substituted sounds for rhotics and laterals sounds in English and Spanish. Spanish glides…

BACKGROUND: In reality, the English language is a mystery; despite its inherent worth and the advantages of fluency, there is a pervasive impression that English instruction in secondary schools is of low quality, contributing to students' lack of proficiency in the language in higher education and beyond. Pedagogical…

Emotions can influence and regulate learners' attention, memory, thinking, and other cognitive activities. The similarities and differences between English and non-English majors in terms of English classroom learning engagement were compared, and the significant factors affecting the emotional, cognitive, and behavior…

INTRODUCTION: Previous research has found that when bilingual and monolingual children are equated on English receptive vocabulary, bilingual children outperform monolingual children on verbal fluency tasks (e.g., Pino Escobar et al., 2018; Zeng et al., 2019). However, the locus of these differences in performance is p…

With the positive turn in second language acquisition, learners' flow in English learning has gradually attracted attention. However, there are limited tools that are specifically developed to measure learners' flow in English learning. The item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were conducted with a sample of 4…

PURPOSE: To compare outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in English- versus non-English-speaking patients. METHODS: 193 women and 85 men (mean age, 72 years) underwent 117 left and 161 right primary TKAs. 237 and 41 patients were English and non-English speaking, respectively. Interpretation was provided. Pre- an…

The purpose of this study is to improve the English learning anxiety and learning effect for middle school students. From the perspective of educational psychology, the influence of vocalized reading practice on the English learning of students is studied based on the self-efficacy theory and the schema theory. To enco…

AIM: This article is a report of the psychometric testing of the five-item English Language Acculturation Scale, an indicator of English language usage as reported by first-year undergraduate nursing students. BACKGROUND: Nursing students who have English as an additional language can struggle clinically and academica…

SFUSED English (Simon Fraser University Speech Error Database - English) is the first large scale database of speech errors developed from audio recordings of spontaneous speech. This article describes the structure of the database and the standards used to construct it, including collection and classification methods,…

BACKGROUND: Twenty-three million Americans have limited English proficiency. Language barriers can have major adverse consequences in health care, but little is known about whether pharmacies provide adequate care to patients with limited English proficiency. OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate pharmacies' ability to pr…