A simile is a figure of speech that directly makes comparison, showing similarities between two different things, e.g. ``Reading papers can be dull sometimes,like watching grass grow". Human writers often interpolate appropriate similes into proper locations the plain text to vivify their writings. However, none existing work has explored neural interpolation, including both locating and genera...

The aim of the current study was to compare the influence of on-line planning and pre-task planning on the performance of EFL university students enjoying different levels of proficiency regarding accuracy, fluency and complexity. To this end a group of 134 EFL learners with different proficiency levels were asked to write narrative tasks under two planning conditions (Pre-task planning and on-...

Prior research has shown that the two writing systems of the Japanese orthography are processed differently: kana (syllabic symbols) are processed like other phonetic languages such as English, while kanji (a logographic writing system) are processed like other logographic languages such as Chinese. Previous work done with the Stroop task in Japanese has shown that these differences in processi...

OBJECTIVES To provide guidelines for potential authors on how to increase the chances of their manuscript being accepted, with a review focusing on writing an original medical article. METHODS This review reflects the personal experience of the present author, who has extensive experience as an author, reviewer and editor. RESULTS To write an original article successfully, there are three e...

Metacognitive knowledge is knowledge about learning. Recent research suggests that metacognitive knowledge plays an important function in cognitive activities concerning language use and acquisition. This paper aims to investigate the role of metacognitive knowledge in the English writing of Chinese EFL learners. The present study involves 120 non-English major freshmen in China as participants...