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How to "Save Your Skin" When Processing L2 Idioms: An Eye Movement Analysis of Idiom Transparency and Cross-Language Similarity among Bilinguals
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Cieslicka, Anna B.; Heredia, Roberto R. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017
The current study looks at whether bilinguals varying in language dominance show a processing advantage for idiomatic over non-idiomatic phrases and to what extent this effect is modulated by idiom transparency (i.e., the degree to which the idiom's figurative meaning can be inferred from its literal analysis) and cross-language similarity (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Figurative Language, Phrase Structure
Readiness Scores as Indicators of Online Faculty Satisfaction
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McLawhon, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between online readiness scores and online faculty job satisfaction. Online readiness was assessed using the Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator (READI) assessment. The READI assessment tool incorporated the independent variables of learning preference, technical competency,…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Reading Rate, Competence
Are Students "READI" for Online Classes? Examining the READI Assessment as a Possible Predictor of Student Success in an Online Communication Course
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Fair, Brandy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to determine whether the Readiness for Education At a Distance Indicator (READI) assessment tool could predict student success in an online basic communication course through a comparison of students' scores on the READI assessment to students' final grade point average (GPA) in an online course. The population of the…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Distance Education, Time Management, Online Courses