Goal preferences indicate intentions to achieve or avoid particular states. We examined whether Curacaoan and Dutch students differ in goal preferences related to school and whether goal preferences are associated with students' evaluation of the classroom climate. Measurement invariance of the instruments was also tested between samples. Participants attended vocational high schools in Curacao...

When a speaker talks, the visible consequences of what they are saying can be seen. This auditory (the speech sound) and visual (movements of the lips and other articulators), or AV speech influences what listeners hear both in noisy listening environments and when auditory speech can easily be heard. Thought to be a cross‐cultural phenomenon that emerges early in typical language development, ...

The present study is an attempt to compare the use of different forms of greeting speech acts presented in Iranian junior high school textbooks, i.e. Prospect series (I, II, III) and Four Corners series (1, 2, 3 and 4) which are quite popular in Iranian high schools and institutions. To this end, greeting forms in the language function and conversation sections of these two series were analyzed...

The present study is an attempt to compare the use of different forms of greeting speech acts presented in Iranian junior high school textbooks, i.e. Prospect series (I, II, III) and Four Corners series (1, 2, 3 and 4) which are quite popular in Iranian high schools and institutions. To this end, greeting forms in the language function and conversation sections of these two series were analyzed...

Speech to speech (S2S) translation is a complex process designed to enable the communication between individuals that speak different languages and it represents a valuable contribution to (1) science, (2) cross-cultural interaction and (3) global business. Through S2S, a text spoken in one language is automatically recognized, translated and synthesized in another language. This paper presents...

Early dialogues between parent and child constitute an important factor for the acquisition of culture and hence verbal interaction is considered to be a universal parenting system. Parenting strategies and socialization practices are strongly influenced by the cultural conception of the self, prototypically defined as the model of independence and interdependence. Our study focuses on the temp...