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Jie Zhang – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2024
This paper explores the development of an intelligent translation system for spoken English using Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) models. The fundamental principles of RNNs and their advantages in processing sequential data, particularly in handling time-dependent natural language data, are discussed. The methodology for constructing the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Translation, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software
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Su Tingting; Mohamed Abdou Moindjie; Manjet Kaur A/P Mehar Singh – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2024
This study examines the use of English film subtitles to cultivate critical language awareness (CLA) and enhance language skills via a corpus-based approach. Creating and analyzing a specialized corpus of film subtitles reveals the cultural, social, and ideological dimensions of language usage. The findings show that film subtitles provide an…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Computational Linguistics, English, Language Usage
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Yujiao Zhang – SAGE Open, 2023
Multidimensional (MD) analysis contributes to a comprehensive linguistic description of second language (L2) writing texts. However, cross-linguistic studies based on MD analysis are still insufficient and need to be increased. In particular, the unavailability of comparable corpora prevents current MD-based L2 writing research from making…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Persuasive Discourse, Essays, English (Second Language)
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Andrew Schenck – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2024
Power distance (PD), a cultural value denoting acceptance of asymmetrical power relationships, influences the force of rhetoric used by a writer to address their reader. However, AI technologies such as ChatGPT lack an explicit awareness of PD, which could affect the quality of AI-generated persuasive texts used for language learning. To…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Persuasive Discourse
Shabnam Behzad – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Second language learners constitute a significant and expanding portion of the global population and there is a growing demand for tools that facilitate language learning and instruction across various levels and in different countries. The development of large language models (LLMs) has brought about a significant impact on the domains of natural…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning
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Hosseinpur, Rasoul Mohammad; Pour, Hossein Hosseini – TESL-EJ, 2022
A compelling body of evidence suggests that EFL students have problem with logical connectors' appropriate use in writing. This study explored Iranian EFL students' adversative connectors use in their essay writing course. To this end, a Learner Corpus of 60393 words consisting of 156 essays was compiled. LOCNESS was chosen as the criterion…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Erin Pacquetet – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation explores the relationship between language production processes and recorded typing behaviors among native speakers of English writing in their native language. Typing is quite prevalent in modern societies, as its use is becoming increasingly required in professional and personal settings but it remains largely understudied in…
Descriptors: English, Native Language, Writing (Composition), Word Processing
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Metwally, Amal Abdelsattar; Elgemei, Dalal Mahmoud – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2022
The present study is a corpus-based grammatical investigation for the computational identification of metaphors. The aim of the study is to set a grammatical criterion for the computational identification of metaphors in the Holy Qur'an and propose a computer software input rule for the grammatical identification of metaphorical candidates. The…
Descriptors: Grammar, Computational Linguistics, Islam, Religious Factors
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Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Delorme Benites, Alice; Lehr, Caroline – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Recent developments in machine translation (MT) might have led some people to believe that soon professional translation will not be needed, but most translator trainers are aware of the high demand for the quality that MT systems cannot deliver without human intervention. It is thus important that professional translators, trainers and their…
Descriptors: Translation, Professional Education, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software
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Mimi Li; Meixiu Zhang – CALICO Journal, 2024
This article reports an empirical study on embedding digital literacies in the language teacher education curriculum with pre-service and in-service teachers enrolled in a graduate-level language teaching method course. Two different types of technology-mediated collaborative tasks were implemented, one being collaborative reading for writing…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Teacher Education Curriculum, Visual Aids, Language Teachers
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Maria Antonina Obojska; Potheini Vaiouli – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
Recent research shows that transnational families draw on digital media in their language learning. However, little systematic knowledge exists on the nature of these practices, the tools used, and the families' views regarding digital media use for language learning. This article addresses this knowledge gap, presenting the results of an online…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Multilingualism, Language Usage, Information Technology
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Bavendiek, Ulrike – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Parallel texts in the form of Graded Readers have a long tradition in foreign language learning. When presenting the translation in the reader's first language alongside the target language text, parallel texts offer access to literary texts, to their stories, characters, plot developments, and cultural content, without the need for time-consuming…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Literature, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Maghsoudi, Mojtaba; Mirzaeian, Vahid – JALT CALL Journal, 2020
EFL university students in general and Iranian EFL university learners in particular, specifically in the commencement of their study at bachelor degree prefer to have their assigned English texts translated into mother tongue since they do not have a good command of the language. Machine translation (MT) has recently turned into a favorite tool…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Language Processing, Comparative Analysis
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David C. Hill; Christy Gombay; Otto Sanchez; Bethel Woappi; Andrea S. Romero Vélez; Stuart Davidson; Emma Z. L. Richardson – Discover Education, 2022
The rapid adoption of online technologies to deliver postsecondary education amid the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential for online learning, as well as important equity gaps to be addressed. For over ten years, McMaster University has delivered graduate global health education through a blended-learning approach. In partnership with…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Second Languages
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Wu, Wen-Chi; Lin, I.-Ting; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The knowledge of English idioms is essential for advanced English learning and application, particularly for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. While studies have shown the benefits of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to facilitate English learning, few studies have examined the factors that may influence MALL in light of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Language Patterns, Learning Modalities
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