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Kaushanskaya, Margarita; Yoo, Jeewon; Van Hecke, Stephanie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: The goal of this research was to examine whether phonological familiarity exerts different effects on novel word learning for familiar versus unfamiliar referents and whether successful word learning is associated with increased second-language experience. Method: Eighty-one adult native English speakers with various levels of Spanish…
Descriptors: Phonology, Familiarity, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Adults
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Lau, Sunny Man Chu – New Educator, 2016
The present study, framed from a critical and transformative approach to teacher education, aims to investigate whether language portraits (Prasad, 2010)--the mapping of one's language and cultural make-up on a body template--can help improve student teachers' self-understanding about language and identities and can foster critical reflection…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Concept Mapping, Preservice Teacher Education, Cultural Background