Abstract The major aim of the current study is to verify whether an interdependence between self-imitation practice and L2 pronunciation improvement in process second-language acquisition stronger than traditional imitation tasks. 35 Polish students Applied Linguistics (at English level B2+) divided into two groups performed exercises order improve their skills. Three acoustic parameters were c...

Imitation is a common way of acquiring novel behaviors in toddlers. However, little is known about toddlers' imitation of undesired actions. Here we investigated 18- and 24-month-olds' (N=110) imitation of undesired and allowed actions from televised peer and adult models. Permissiveness of the demonstrated actions was indicated by the experimenter's response to their execution (angry or neutra...

Imitation is a powerful form of learning used in many animal societies. Imitation encourages the social interaction and the cultural transfer. Hence, Imitation represents many advantages, which have inspired the roboticists to reach imitation in order to approach social intelligent social intelligent robotics systems. The paper presents a mechanism of imitation, which permits a robot to acquire...