The mechanisms underlying the discovery of abstract rules like those found in natural language may be evolutionarily tuned to speech, according to previous research. When infants hear speech sounds, they can learn rules that govern their combination, but when they hear non-speech sounds such as sine-wave tones, they fail to do so. Here we show that infants' rule learning is not tied to speech p...

In this article, we propose a dialogue-based architecture for foreign language learning in the context of an engaging activity (the simulation of French cooking). Our approach consists in rejecting the “classic” linguistic evaluations (such as multiple choice questionnaires) in order to implement a communicative approach to language learning. A Wizard of Oz study reveals this approach is promis...

The current paper introduces an innovative technological framework named Milao. Milao is the result of multidisciplinary research that brings together a variety of different fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Language Technologies, Linguistics and Language Acquisition theories. The main purpose of this technology is to address the challenging task of achieving communicative competence in a...

Grammar is now rehabilitated in language teaching and learning after years of debate and research on how best to teach grammar has produced a variety of options for the teachers to follow in their classrooms. The present study reports 30 Bangladeshi university EFL teachers’ attitudes towards grammar and its teaching and learning relating to those options. An analysis of their responses indicate...

This paper presents some of the overall frameworks and models for language learning that were used under Avalon (Access to Virtual and Action Learning live ONline), an EU cofunded project aimed at developing language-learning scenarios in virtual worlds. The introduction and background summarize some of the theories that constitute the starting points for the designs and are followed by a discu...

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is a research area that has received great interest recently. In order to move from the traditional behavioristic language learning model towards a communicative and integrative one, the incorporation of multimodal communication and adaptivity in CALL systems is discussed. Furthermore, an online deployment platform is suggested to further enhance CALL ...

Although a substantial amount of cross-cultural psychology research has investigated acculturative stress in general, little attention has been devoted specifically to communication-related acculturative stress (CRAS). In line with the view that cross-cultural adaptation and second language (L2) learning are social and interpersonal phenomena, the present study examines the hypothesis that migr...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: FXS: Fragile X syndrome; PVET: Passive-Viewing Eye Tracking Task; MSEL: Mullen Scales of Early Learning; PLS: Preschool Language Scale; FMR1: Fragile X Mental Retardation 1; FMRP: FMR1 Protein; SSRI: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor; ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder; CA: Chronological Age; MA: Mental Age; CDI: MacArthur-Bates Commu...