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Saito, Kazuya; Tran, Mai; Suzukida, Yui; Sun, Hui; Magne, Viktoria; Ilkan, Meltem – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
The current study examines how second language (L2) users differentially assess the comprehensibility (i.e., ease of understanding) of foreign-accented speech according to a range of background variables, including first language (L1) profiles, L2 proficiency, age, experience, familiarity, and metacognition. A total of 110 L2 listeners first…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension, Native Language, Language Proficiency
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Ito, Hiroshi; Kawazoe, Nobuo – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
This study analyzes relationships between socio-demographic factors (age, sex, education, and household income) and environmental awareness related to the eco-policy in Toyota City, Japan. Previous research has shown that citizens' environmental awareness improved significantly after the city was designated as an environmental model city by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Environmental Education, Social Influences
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Imai, Mutsumi; Haryu, Etsuko – Child Development, 2001
Examined how Japanese 2- and 4-year-olds assigned meaning to novel nouns associated with familiar and unfamiliar animals and inanimate objects. Found that in the absence of useful information from syntax, the 2-year-olds were able to fast map a noun to its meaning by elegantly coordinating word-learning biases and other available sources of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Familiarity