Technological advance and listening abilities

The Effect of Visual Advance Organizer and Types of Passages on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension

Testing the comprehension of spoken language is of primary importance. A lot of factors may affect the performance of EFL learners on listening comprehension tests, among which are the use of visual advance organizers, and types of listening passages (dialogues or monologues). As B-Ikeguchi (1997) states a few studies have been carried out on the effects of these factors on EFL learners’ listen...

Computer - Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning : Technological Advance

Computer assisted language learning (CALL) has generated much debate in recent years about how to assist second language acquisition (SLA) both effectively and efficiently. has shown the inconsiderable potential of CALL, including mobile learning and preliminary framework for CALL to incorporate the learning process through collaborative study, providing a platform for communication and allow d...

Laser refractive surgery: technological advance and tissue response.

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), using an excimer laser, are the currently popular techniques of correcting refractive errors. Since these techniques work by selective ablation of corneal stroma, the tissue healing response plays a great role in the ultimate outcome of surgery. Also, various methods of wound healing modulation can be used to a...

Technological Advance in Cooling Systems at U.S. Power Plants

Paralysis Lost: The Challenge For Functional Restoration Through Technological Advance

Neural prostheses have made significant improvements to the management of people with spinal cord injury over the last 30 years. However, the imagination of patients is now turning to complete functional restoration through the exciting possibilities of neural repair. Here we address the future role for neuroprostheses in the light of these high expectations of “overcoming paralysis through a ‘...