Filename D2.2 Data optimisation, enrichment, and preparation for analysis.docx Abstract: The intermediate data produced using various ETL pipelines during their development may not be consistent with the RDF Data Cube Vocabulary and the OpenBudgets.eu data model. This is why we developed several techniques for data optimisation, detecting such inconsistencies and reporting them to the pipeline ...

convictions are strong that multimedia courseware holds great promise for enhancing learning efficiency among learners. this study thus aimed at comparing the effects of the multimedia programs introducing 100 vocabulary items through pictures and streaming video with those of teacher instruction on increasing efl learners’ vocabulary repertoire. a total of 120 subjects were identified as inter...

This paper investigates the performance of three speaker-independent speech recognisers (SISRs) that support continuous speech and are currently available for speaker-independent recognition of English. These speech recognisers were tested using a subset of the Australian National Database Of Spoken Language (ANDOSL) for the recognition of digits, sentences and a short paragraph under the “clea...

1. The Data The S'hakespgare Dt'citbnar~/ (SHAD) project has been using structured databases since 1983. The system is implemented on a PRIME 250-II computer using standard CODASYL-DBMS software and related tools. The project has been able to draw on a vast repository of computerized material dealing with Shakespeare and the English lexicon. Initially, it was part of the "Sonderforschungsbereic...

Designing appropriate materials and activities to enhance vocabulary learning is one of the primary goals of language courses. Among the claims about efficient pedagogical tasks is the Involvement Load Hypothesis (Laufer & Hulstijn, 2001) according to which vocabulary development is contingent on the amount of cognitive process a task involves. Building on the previous research on this hypothes...

abstractthis study investigated the effect of digital games on vocabulary acquisition of low-proficiency iranian male and female efl learners. in order to select homogeneous learners in terms of their english language proficiency, the standard nelson proficiency test was administered, and based on the obtained results, 60 low-proficiency efl learners were selected (31 females and 29 males). the...

this study investigates the effect of different types of subtitle on incidental vocabulary learning among iranian efl learners. to this end, 60 high school students in behbahan were selected after taking a proficiency test. the test was administered to ensure participants' homogeneity. participants were randomly assigned to three experimental groups, namely, bimodal group (a), standard gro...

this study was an attempt to investigate whether teaching critical reading strategies had any significant effect on intermediate efl learners’ vocabulary retention. to fulfill the purpose of this study, 72 male and female students within the age range of 17 to 32 years studying at farzan and farzanegan language schools in tehran at intermediate level were selected from a total number of 114 par...

The present study aimed to examine the effect of three vocabulary techniques (dictionary use, etymological analysis, and glossing) on the Iranian ESP learners' vocabulary production. Forty-five university students majoring in architecture at Azad University, Anzali branch,  participated in this study. They were divided into three groups, and each group was randomly assigned to one kind of treat...