Talking With Your Child by Kate Fogarty, Evelyn Rooks-Weir, Millie Ferrer

“…This version is expanded from one to two pages, and adds color illustrations, additional research-based information on language acquisition throughout, and references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2006. …”
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Language policy for migrants in the Czech Republic by Kateřina Vodičková

“…The influx of migrants necessitates effective integration strategies, with language acquisition being central to social inclusion. The text focuses on the migration trends in the Czech Republic, its language policy and especially on the language requirements for permanent residency and for citizenship. …”
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Where do we go from here? Method and pedagogy in language teaching by Ur Penny

“…Each such method prescribes a set of learning procedures rooted in a particular theoretical conceptualization of the nature of language and language acquisition, based on linguistic and applied linguistics research. …”
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Intercultural communication competence development through student mobility programmes and through internationalisation at home by Elena Yu. Makeeva, Natasha Gousseva

“…Only graduates who possess intercultural communication competence as well asknowledge and such skills as cultural awareness, second language acquisition, and interaction across cultures will be able to live and work more effectively in a diverse and global environment.…”
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К вопросу о лексических заимствованиях, их межъязыковом и межкультурном потенциале в условиях обучения русскому языку как второму и следующему иностранному языку (на материале лекс... by Xenie Vicaire

“…The article shows how this phenomenon can help in developing the compensatory competence that students already have and to form intercultural competence under the conditions of multilingual language acquisition.…”
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English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey by Erk Mirna

“…Current understanding of second language acquisition processes is based on the position that second language learners rely and depend on their L1 as well as on all of their language-related experience. …”
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Early selective attention to the articulating mouth as a potential female-specific marker of better language development in autism: a review by Itziar Lozano, Charlotte Viktorsson, Elena Capelli, Teodora Gliga, Valentina Riva, Przemysław Tomalski

“…Ultimately, we aim to target a novel protective candidate of language acquisition, informing tailored interventions that consider sex as an important source of individual variability.…”
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Acquisition des pronoms objets en français langue seconde by Céline Pozniak, Barbara Hemforth

“…Our findings suggest that influence of the L1 and level in L2 French are not the major factors for explaining Second Language Acquisition of object pronouns, but that Working Memory does play a role as well.…”
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Les grammaires de construction by Jérôme Puckica

“…Then, some of the fundamental postulates of the theory are exposed : the conception of a native speaker’s grammatical knowledge as a network of constructions, the lexicon-grammar continuum, the operation of unification involved in the production of sentences, the non-derivational and monostratal nature of construction grammar, and the usage-based approach to language acquisition that is shared by most constructionists. …”
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Dr. Andries Albertus Odendaal Snr., evangeliedraer in 'n multi-dimensionele konteks. 'n Kort historiese oorsig en sendingkundige evaluering van sy lewe en werk (Deel 1) by P. Robinson

“…Part 1 discusses the following aspects: The hardships of life on a small farm in South Africa during the 1920s and 1930s; the difficulty in obtaining thorough school education; the demands of training as a DRC missionary; challenges of running a so-called “mission congregation” within the same geographical borders as the sending church or churches; language acquisition in multi-language situations, and the lonely road of improving academic qualifications. …”
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Implementation of Internasional-Based Curriculum Alfa and Friends to Development Early Childhood Language by Ika Nurul Amalia, Fidrayani Fidrayani

“…The study highlights the importance of innovative and interactive methods, these findings have important implications for curriculum design, encouraging the adoption of similar approaches to improve children's early language acquisition and holistic development.…”
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The effectiveness of a mixed methodology implemented in a Beginner’s Spanish Course to develop the four language skills: a quasi-experimental study by Kerwin Anthony Livingstone

“…It is therefore proposed that mixed methodological models be integrated and implemented when designing Teaching Modules for Language Learning, since they are the most suited for Second and Foreign Language Acquisition. …”
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Enseignement de la langue et de la littérature françaises médiévales en Ontario (Canada anglophone) : de l’utilité d’une troisième langue… morte by Corinne Denoyelle, Mario Longtin

“…This article addresses some of the problems of teaching Old French language and literature as second language acquisition tools by suggesting approaches that have proven successful in our teaching practice. …”
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Impact of Culture on English Language Learning, A Study Carried Out on Selected Schools in Ntungamo District. by Asiimire, Deckline

“…The study aimed to determine if cultural factors affect English language acquisition among students. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions, which provided valuable insights. …”
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Co-speech gestures influence the magnitude and stability of articulatory movements: evidence for coupling-based enhancement by Karee Garvin, Eliana Spradling, Kathryn Franich

“…Our results are consistent with work in language acquisition and speech-motor control suggesting that synchronizing speech to gesture can entrain acoustic prominence.…”
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Muscle Memory and the Development of Speaking Skills: Unveiling Neuromotor Foundations and Methodological Approaches in Foreign Language Education by Heiner Böttger, Bianca Höppner

“…It sheds light on its roots – the main muscles and brain areas involved – as well as its role in verbal communication, articulation, and language acquisition in general. It further outlines a holistic methodological approach to (foreign) language and speaking training that offers practical implementation options to improve muscle memory and, with it, accurate pronunciation and fluency. …”
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A diachronic study on the treatment of culture-bound words in Chinese-English Dictionaries (1819–2014): A case study of confucian terms by Jinyan Li

“…Accordingly, the representation of Confucianism in bilingual dictionaries is of great value for cultural dissemination and Chinese-language acquisition. Thus, the present study investigates how key Confucian terms are presented in three Chinese-English dictionaries: Wuche Yunfu (Morrison 1819), A Chinese-English Dictionary (Giles 1912) and New Age Chinese-English Dictionary (Pan 2014). …”
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The impact of the cognitive-emotive dialectic on L2 development of English majors in the free teacher education program in China: a perezhivanie perspective by Wei Li

“…Abstract The field of second language acquisition (SLA) research had long been governed by a paradigm that prioritized cognition over emotion. …”
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Motivation in foreign language learning: a look at type of school environment as a contextual variable by Pavičić Takać Višnja, Berka Nives

“…Impelled by the observation that motivation might be one of the most important factors within the affective domain influencing foreign language learning (FLL), the field of second language acquisition (SLA) has seen an intense worldwide interest in empirical research in motivational issues. …”
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EMPTY CATEGORIES IN TRANSFORMATIONAL RULES by Ruly Adha

“… There are three theories that are always developed in any study of language, namely theory of language structure, theory of language acquisition, and theory of language use. Among those three theories, theory of language structure is regarded as the most important one. …”
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