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PURPOSE: This study examines narrative production in autistic bilingual children who acquired English through either naturalistic (interactive) input or non-interactive (screen-based) exposure. Non-interactive language acquisition, often termed "unexpected bilingualism", is a growing but underexplored phenomenon in aut…

BACKGROUND: Although prior research supports the use of the Spanish version of the PSS-4 using classical psychometric methods, further analysis of its dimensionality, reliability, and response patterns is warranted. Sociodemographic factors such as gender and health behaviors (e.g., sleep, diet, physical activity) may…

This study explored whether instructing participants to make forward or backward joystick movements in response to morality words is consistent with the conceptual metaphor MORAL IS MOVING FORWARD/IMMORAL IS MOVING BACKWARD in Chinese-English bilinguals' first and second languages. Chinese-English bilinguals were instr…

This study compared the effect of two face-to-face(F2F) and e-learning education methods on learning, retention, and interest in English language courses. Participants were EFL students studying at Islamic Azad University, for the academic year 2021-2022. A multiple-stage cluster-sampling method was used to select the…

In light of the tremendous number of patients with vascular dementia in China, it is of great significance for the treatment of this disease to summarize related research focuses. In this study, articles on the treatment of vascular dementia, which were included in CNKI and Web of Science from January 1, 2012 to Decemb…

With the growing need to nurture students' independent learning, English language teaching (ELT) practices should reflect student-centered assessment approaches, such as self-assessment, an ultimate goal of higher education. It has been pointed out that to conduct effective self-assessment, students need to be taught s…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of limited English proficiency (LEP) on trajectories of depressive symptoms among Mexican American older adults in the United States. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The sample was drawn from Waves 1 to 6 (1993-2007) of the Hispanic Established Population for Epid…

English language learning in linguistically homogeneous contexts such as China remains a challenging process in which learners routinely face everyday academic setbacks. Drawing on the framework of Positive Psychology, this study examines academic buoyancy among 366 EFL undergraduates at a Chinese private university us…

Early identification of hearing loss through screening, such as pure-tone audiometry, is a crucial aspect of preventive pediatric care that helps minimize negative developmental outcomes. However, non-native English-speaking (NNES) children, often immigrants or children of immigrant families, encounter systemic barrier…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new urgency to a longstanding problem: the US health system is not well-equipped to accommodate the country's large limited English proficient (LEP) population in times of national emergency. We examined the landscape of Spanish-language COVID-19 website information compared to informa…

OBJECTIVE: Research shows NICU Latino parents with limited English proficiency (LEP) feel less comfortable asking questions and participating in medical decision-making, which may negatively affect transition to community healthcare. Question prompt lists (QPL), suggested questions sometimes drawn from families and pro…

The integration of gamification in mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has reshaped how learners can engage with vocabulary acquisition and self-directed communication. Few studies have examined the impact of gamified applications on learner behavior and psychological reactions, particularly in non-native English…

Attending to competing styles of thought in healthcare controversies may be helpful to critical health scholarship. This article reexamines the debate over the introduction of a new HIV prevention technology in England as a tension between epidemiological and molecular style of thoughts. I argue English HIV services we…

Working memory encompasses the limited incoming information that can be held in mind for cognitive processing. To date, we have little information on the effects of bilingualism on working memory because, absent evidence, working memory tasks cannot be assumed to measure the same constructs across language groups. To g…

This study compares the quality of English-to-Arabic translations produced by Google Translate (GT) with those generated by student translators. Despite advancements in neural machine translation technology, educators often remain skeptical about the reliability of AI tools like GT and often discourage their use. To in…

Listeners often experience challenges understanding a person (target) in the presence of competing talkers (maskers). This difficulty reduces with the availability of visual speech information (VSI; lip movements, degree of mouth opening) and during linguistic release from masking (LRM; masking decreases with dissimila…

Using a data set of 30 authentic institutional emails written by Chinese college students to their native English teacher, this article investigates the frequency and combinations of apology strategies used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in natural contexts. Drawing on the coding framework adapted from…