Collaborative Work and Language Learners’ Identities When Editing Academic Texts

Language Editing Dataset of Academic Texts

We describe the VTeX Language Editing Dataset of Academic Texts (LEDAT), a dataset of text extracts from scientific papers that were edited by professional native English language editors at VTeX. The goal of the LEDAT is to provide a large data resource for the development of language evaluation and grammar error correction systems for the scientific community. We describe the data collection ...

Enhancing Authentic Texts for Language Learners

the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge on iranian university efl learners’ comprehension of literary and academic texts

abstract poor reading comprehension can result in failure in using references, benefiting from professional gatherings and resources, keeping up with the growing body of knowledge in the virtual world of the internet, and failing to achieve in efl programs. the purpose of the present quasi-experimental study was to explore the effects of background knowledge and previewing narrative and expos...

Collaborative Work Networks among Distributed Learners

This paper examines collaborative work networks and media use among a class of distributed university distance learners. Social network data on interactions via each of the available media were gathered at three times during the term. Class members made most use of Webboard, IRC, Email and face-to-face meetings. Results showed that media filled different niches in the collaborative work pattern...

Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement of Iranian EFL Learners

      This research attempts to investigate the effect of the English language test of the University Entrance Examination (UEE) in predicting the academic achievement of Iranian EFL learners. To achieve this goal, Isfahan, Tabriz, Mashhad, Shiraz and AllamehTabatabaeiUniversities were randomly selected. Then, the scores of the English majors admitted to those universities were collected from t...