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Language for International Communication: Linking Interdisciplinary Perspectives (3rd international symposium, University of Latvia, Latvia, on May 2…
2016
This collection contains papers delivered at the 3rd international symposium Language for International Communication: Linking Interdisciplinary Perspectives held at the University of Latvia, Latvia, on May 26–27, 2016.
L2 or L3? Foreign Language Enjoyment and Proficiency
2017
Enjoyment is among the achievement emotions encountered in school and university settings. While often identified with a sense of belonging not necessarily connected with learning (Lumby, 2011), foreign language enjoyment (FLE) in SLA has been found to correlate with teachers’ professional and affective skills, and the existence of a supportive peer group. The risk involved with meeting the challenges of the SLA process induces both private and social feelings of FLE (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2016). This study hypothesizes that a good command of language may be a source of elevated levels of enjoyment, because greater language proficiency is connected with greater control perception, especially…
Dynamic assessment of word derivational knowledge: Tracing the development of a learner
2016
The present paper reports on a case study that explored the applicability of dynamic assessment (DA) for promoting learners’ word derivational knowledge in English as a second or a foreign language (L2). One learner’s performance on tasks assessing his word derivational knowledge was measured four times. The first two measurements were conducted before and after three weekly human-mediated DA sessions and the last two, which took place a year and a half later, before and after three weekly computerised DA sessions. Think aloud protocols and interviews were used to trace changes in the learner’s use of strategies and knowledge sources. The results revealed that following the dynamic assessme…
Teacher as creator: Orchestrating the learning environment to promote learner development
2022
Sociocultural theory (SCT) is a powerful basis for exploring and guiding L2 (second/foreign language) learner development. For the most part, however, the focus of classroom SCT-L2 has been on single activities, for example, teacher mediation of learners’ writing process or peer scaffolding. In this paper, we expand on these studies, building on Vygotsky’s (1997) metaphor of teacher as a creator of learner development. We propose how activities (1) where agency for guiding development lies with learners, (2) where the teacher takes the lead in guiding learner development, and (3) where opportunities for development emerge in dialogical interaction between the teacher and learners can be or…
Photocatalytic activity in gas–solid regime of ZnO-ZnAl2O4 composites
2011
Raspberry PI spēļu pārvaldības lietotne
2018
“Raspberry PI spēļu pārvaldības lietotne” ir lietotne kura piedāvā tās lietotājiem iespēju palaist spēles, apskatīt spēlētāju topus, pievienot un rediģēt spēlētājus. Lietotne arī nodrošina lietotāja datu nodošanu spēlei un spēles sesijas datu saņemšanu no spēles. Lietotne ir pielāgota ērtai lietošanai ar spēļu kontrolieri un efektīvai darbībai uz Raspberry PI 3 modeļu datoriem. Sistēmas izstrādē izmantota C++ programmēšanas valoda, izmantota, MySQL datubāze pārvaldību sistēma un SDL2 bibliotēka lietotnes loga radīšanai, datu vizuālai attēlošanai logā, kā arī ievades iegūšanai no spēļu kontroliera.
SNP and SML estimation of univariate and bivariate binary–choice models
2008
We discuss the semi-nonparametric approach of Gallant and Nychka (1987, Econometrica 55: 363–390), the semiparametric maximum likelihood approach of Klein and Spady (1993, Econometrica 61: 387–421), and a set of new Stata commands for semiparametric estimation of three binary-choice models. The first is a univariate model, while the second and the third are bivariate models without and with sample selection, respectively. The proposed estimators are root-n consistent and asymptotically normal for the model parameters of interest under weak assumptions on the distribution of the underlying error terms. Our Monte Carlo simulations suggest that the efficiency losses of the semi-nonparametric a…
UTTAL AV S2-FINSKA MED FOKUS PÅ SVENSKSPRÅKIGA TALARE
2016
I undersökningen analyseras 11 inföddliknande S2-talares uttal av finska. Sex av talarna har finlandssvenska som S1, fem av talarna har sverigesvenska, tyska, franska, ryska resp. spanska som S1. Talarnas uttal undersöktes dels genom ett test med finskspråkiga lyssnare (n=93), dels genom att S2-talarnas uttal jämfördes akustiskt med uttalet hos talare med finska som S1. Vidare jämfördes de finlandssvenska talarnas uttal av finska och svenska. Resultaten visar att finlandssvenska talare skiljer sig som grupp från infödda finskspråkiga talare och från talare med ett annat S1 än finlandssvenska. De flesta finlandssvenskar bröt mycket svagt. Stavelselängderna och intonationen i långa ord orsaka…
Teachers' effect on learners' willingness to communicate in L2
2014
Kielenopetuksen tutkimuksessa sekä pedagogiikassa on viime vuosina korostettu merkityksellistä viestintää, minkä johdosta myös oppijan halu viestiä vieraalla kielellä on noussut alan tutkimuksessa keskiöön. Kasvavasta kiinnostuksesta huolimatta on opettajan käytöksen ja opetusmenetelmien vaikutus oppilaiden kielenkäytön halukkuuteen toistaiseksi melko vähän tutkittu tekijä. Tästä syystä tämä tutkielma selvittää suomalaisten kielenoppijoiden käsityksiä siitä, kuinka opettajien käytös ja opetusmenetelmät vaikuttavat heidän valmiuteensa käyttää englantia opetustilanteessa. Lisäksi tutkimuksessa raportoidaan oppilaiden ajatuksia siitä, millä tavoin opettaja pystyy käytöksellään nostamaan oppila…
"Writing to Learn or Learning to Write". A Critical Review of "English as a Foreign Language" (EFL) Teaching Practices in Writing in Saudi Universiti…
2020
Developing proficiency in English writing has always been a challenge for L2 learners in general and Saudi learners in particular. Despite the widespread presence of English departments as a result of the sharp rise of Saudi universities in the previous decade, the numbers of outcomes or achievements in terms of skills are very discouraging. This paper aims to study this issue closely by investigating the most crucial elements that are likely to explain this weakness by reviewing the related empirical and theoretical studies in the Saudi context. This paper also aims to present to researchers a quick reference as to how English writing skills have evolved in Saudi Arabia in the recent past,…