Looking ahead: Future directions in, and future research into, second language acquisition

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RFID: A Bibliographical Literature Review with Future Research Directions

Abstract Purpose of this paper: The purpose of this article is to review some of the most prominent applications of RFID in industries and to provide a comprehensive review of the work done from 1985 through 2007 and the research trend on that. The effectiveness of RFID and the challenges that it is facing with are also discussed. Some applications of radio frequency identification in supply ...

A Dynamical System Approach to Research in Second Language Acquisition

Epistemologically speaking, second language acquisition research (SLAR) might be reconsidered from a complex dynamical system view with interconnected aspects in the ecosystem of language acquisition. The present paper attempts to introduce the tenets of complex system theory and its application in SLAR. It has been suggested that the present dominant traditions in language acquisition research...

Looking into the future

Eye tracking experiments show that neurons respond rapidly to eye movements, allowing our view of the world to remain stable.

Looking into the Future

No matter what business you’re in, you’re also in the software business. But where are we heading? This 50th installment of Software Technology tries to look into the future. To mitigate bias, I spoke with many software business leaders around the world. They pointed to ve success factors that will advance the software business. They left unaddressed whether software will evolve humankind to Hu...