A scientific vocabulary is a set of terms that designate scientific concepts. This set of lexical units can be used in several applications ranging from the development of terminological dictionaries and machine translation systems to the development of lexical databases and beyond. Even though automatic term recognition systems exist since the 80s, this process is still mainly done by hand, si...

many textbooks include semantically related words and sometimes teachers add synonyms, antonyms, etc. to the words in order to present new vocabulary items without questioning the possible effects. this study sought to investigate the effect of teaching vocabulary through synonym, semantically unrelated, and hyponym sets based on higa’s (1963) proposed continuum. a total of 120 iranian intermed...

In the teaching and learning process, roles of teachers students will be balanced if there is good communication between them. However, methods from face-to-face to e-learning suddenly prompt look for various alternatives convey material due COVID-19 pandemic. The research analyzes impact on especially Mandarin, in an elementary school. uses a descriptive-analytical method with questionnaires. ...

The ability to receive and transmit information through words, is the most important mode of communication. It a significant factor in both transmission reception academic knowledge because teachers deliver subject matter content general vocabulary their courses' specialized vocabulary. In this modern technological trend there are numerous mobile applications related learning teaching enhance o...

Abstract This paper investigates the effectiveness of identification task on retention situation-bound utterances (SBUs) in Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). The participants were Italian CFL learners with different lengths learning experience, divided into an experimental and control group. target SBUs selected by means discourse completion questionnaire previously submitted to native speak...

conclusion this study shows no significant improvement in the cancer detection rate by double reading; however, a lower recall rate could be a more helpful consequence. results readers had consensus on bi-rads categories in 459 breasts (71%), but diverse categories were used for 183 breasts (29%), including 132 significant and 51 non-significant discrepancies. according to weighted kappa test, ...

OBJECTIVE To compare neglectful and non-neglectful mothers on information processing tasks related to child emotions, behaviors, the caregiving relationship, and recall of child-related information. METHOD A natural group design was used. Neglectful mothers (N=34) were chosen from active, chronic caseloads; non-neglectful comparison mothers (N=33) were obtained from community agencies serving...

ion/Executive Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; Stroop Test; Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices; Trail Making Test – Trail B Attention Digit Span; Trail Making Test – Trail A; Continuous Performance Task; Iowa Gambling Task Forgetting/Retrieval Wechlser Memory Scale; California Verbal Learning Test – Recall; Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test – Recall; Rey –Osterrieth Complex Figure Test – Recall;...

Although shared storybook reading is a common activity believed to improve the language skills of preschool children, how children learn new vocabulary from such experiences has been largely neglected in the literature. The current study systematically explores the effects of repeatedly reading the same storybooks on both young children's fast and slow mapping abilities. Specially created story...