Learning a foreign language is a challenging process in which learners need motivation and encouragement through the use of modern techniques. The present paper investigates the effects digital stories may have on Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners’ listening comprehension. To this end, the researchers carried out a quasi-experimental research in a language institution in Tabriz (Iran). In t...

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of metacognitive listening strategy training on the listening performance of a group of beginner preparatory school students at a university in Turkey. Two beginner groups, a control group (n: 20) and an experimental group (n: 20), were chosen as the participants of the study. The experimental group received five weeks of metacognitive st...

BACKGROUND Although we always want to select the best signal-processing strategy for our hearing-aid and cochlear-implant patients, no efficient and valid procedure is available. Comparisons in the office are without listening experience, and short-term take-home trials are likely influenced by the order of strategies tried. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new procedure fo...

We present a system that automatically turns the pages of the music score for musicians during a performance. It is based on a new algorithm for following an incoming audio stream in real time and aligning it to a music score (in the form of a synthesized audio file). Precision and robustness of the algorithm are quantified in systematic experiments, and a demonstration using an actual page tur...

This paper analyzes the application of methods developed in automatic speech recognition (ASR) to better understand neural activity measured with electrocorticography (ECoG) during the presentation of speech. ECoG data is collected from temporal cortex in two subjects listening to a matrix sentence test. We investigate the relation of ECoG signals and acoustic speech that has been processed wit...

This article attempts to make clear how listening comprehension strategies (LCSs) influence listening performance in simultaneous typing. The article firstly reviewed the background of the study, secondly introduced a study into LCSs from the aspect of the research procedure, and finally gave some suggestions based on the results and analysis of study.

obviously, learning environment plays a crucial role in how second language or a foreign language is learned. in this regard, the importance of interaction for l2 learning has been emphasized. the current study investigated teachers' interactional moves (im) and learners' uptake in efl classrooms systematically. to meet this end, four efl contexts of speaking and listening courses for...

obviously, learning environment plays a crucial role in how second language or a foreign language is learned. in this regard, the importance of interaction for l2 learning has been emphasized. the current study investigated teachers' interactional moves (im) and learners' uptake in efl classrooms systematically. to meet this end, four efl contexts of speaking and listening courses for english m...

В рамках данной статьи исследуется механизм обучения исполнению классической музыки, определяются ключевые моменты, на которые педагог должен обратить внимание обучающегося в целях обеспечения академической правильности и наиболее эффективного воздействия слушателя исполнителя. Особый акцент автор делает точке прослушивания музыкальной кристаллизации. «Топографически» эмоционально точка являетс...