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Working Memory as a Partial Mediator of the Relationship between Multilingualism and Foreign Language Aptitude
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Yan Huang; Mengmeng Wang; Hengyi Rao – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
While the relationship between language experience and foreign language aptitude (FLA) has been studied extensively, little is known about the underlying intermediate link between them. This study investigates whether multilingual learning experience is correlated with FLA and whether working memory (WM) mediates this relationship. A total of 93…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Aptitude
Investigating Student Interpreters' Emotional Component of Aptitude: A Mixed Method Approach
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Su, Wei – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Past studies on aptitude for interpreting have investigated the correlation between personal traits and achievement, yet relatively few have singled out students' emotional state as an important aptitude constituent or tracked its developmental patterns. To address this gap, the present study followed 116 Chinese students of interpreting for five…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Aptitude, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Impact of Second- and Third-Language Learning on Language Aptitude and Working Memory
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Huang, Ting; Loerts, Hanneke; Steinkrauss, Rasmus – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
An increasing number of adults learn more than one foreign language simultaneously. While the cognitive benefits of using multiple languages from birth have been studied extensively, little is known about possible cognitive benefits of learning multiple languages simultaneously in adulthood. Among the cognitive abilities which play a role in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Adult Learning, Multilingualism
Improving Student Academic Emotions and Learning Satisfaction in Lectures in a Foreign Language with Speech-Enabled Language Translation Technology
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Shadiev, Rustam; Huang, Yueh Min – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
Some students are unable to fully comprehend lecture content delivered in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) because of their low linguistic competence. This negatively impacts their academic emotions and learning satisfaction. Speech-enabled language translation (SELT) technology was applied in this study to simultaneously translate lecture…
Descriptors: Translation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Exploring Individual Differences in the Prediction of Awareness and Improvement in Trainee Interpreters: An Aptitude-Treatment Interaction Approach
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Xu, Yi – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
The research on interpreting aptitude has focused on the abilities, skills and personal traits of individuals in order to predict their future interpreting performance. However, an important variable between the personal characteristics and success of trainee interpreters in interpreter training, which is instructional practices, is overlooked.…
Descriptors: Prediction, Language Aptitude, Feedback (Response), Short Term Memory
Integrating a Cloud Learning Environment into English-Medium Instruction to Enhance Non-Native English-Speaking Students' Learning
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Min, Qiusha; Wang, Zhifeng; Liu, Neng – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
Recently, there has been a rapidly growing trend in non-English-speaking countries for English to be adopted as the medium of instruction in higher education. Consequently, it has become necessary to conduct research that will guide lecturers in effectively adopting (EMI) on campus. This paper presents a blended learning strategy that integrates a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction