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The acquisition of morphosyntax by children with Down syndrome
(2020-11-24)
Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders associated with intellectual disability and with cognitive delays that have clear implications for language learning, especially for the acquisition of morphosyntax. ...
Production of english vowels by native spanish speakers: an analysis
(2020-12-21)
The objective of achieving a proficient pronunciation in a language other than the individual’s mother tongue is a great challenge that numerous speakers are willing to overcome. However, during language acquisition learners ...
Back-formed compound words
(2020-05-20)
Back-formation and compounding constitute two morphological processes of word-formation that, on the one hand, can coalesce, and on the other hand, can collide. The central aim of this paper is to explain back-formation ...
Explaining the uses of ser and estar: A didactic proposal for English learners of Spanish
(2020-05-20)
The distinction between ser and estar is one of the most difficult aspects of Spanish grammar for English learners of Spanish. There are many authors from different backgrounds that have dealt with this topic aiming to ...
The Use of Songs: An Alternative for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adolescents
(2020-05-25)
Songs are widely used to teach language due to the large number of advantages they have for students, beyond the mere linguistic scope. This paper aims at presenting the main benefits the use of songs provides for English ...
Anxiety in foreign language learning: proficiency and gender under scrutiny
(2020-05-20)
Second language learning anxiety has been the most widely studied emotion in SLA (second language acquisition), it is said to be one of the most disputed and complex concepts, as there are various internal and external ...
Corrective feedback in english as a foreign language: a literature review
(2020-11-18)
Over the last few decades, corrective feedback has been a major area of interest within
the language acquisition field. In particular, its role has been subject of controversy due
to its questionable effectiveness. To ...
The origins of women's rights movement in the United States: the Seneca Falls Convention
(2020-05-25)
In the 19th century, women had very limited or almost inexistent rights. They lived in a male dominated world where they had restricted access to many fields and they were considered to be an ornament of their husband in ...
Languages of Scotland: Scots, English and Scottish Gaelic
(2020-11-20)
The current linguistic landscape of Scotland is composed of three languages: Scottish Standard English, Scots, and Scottish Gaelic. Nonetheless, the knowledge of this fact does not appear to be particularly widespread, as ...
“Pocahontas”: a study of Disney’s approach to english colonialism
(2020-11-20)
Pocahontas is one of the most renowned animated films Disney has ever produced. The brave and adventurous spirit of Pocahontas has reached every Disney fan’s heart. Moreover, it was the first colored character the company ...