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Item«Дом для Кузьки». Анимация в обучении русскому языку детей-билингвов 6–7 лет (развивающий урок)(Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, 2014)The following article deals with the method of employing animated cartoon at preschool and primary school level for teaching Russian language and culture to bilingual children. An example of a developmental lesson for children of 6–7 years of age based on the animated cartoon “A house for Kuzka” is presented here.
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ItemA usability framework for speech recognition technologies in clinical handover: A pre-implementation study(SPRINGER, 2014-06)A multi-disciplinary research team is undertaking a trial of speech-to-text (STT) technology for clinical handover management. Speech-to-text technologies allow for the capture of handover data from voice recordings using speech recognition software and systems. The text documents created from this system can be used together with traditional handover notes and checklists to enhance the depth and breadth of data available for clinical decision-making at the point of care and so improve patient care and reduce medical errors. This paper reports on a preliminary study of perceived usability by nurses of speech-to-text technology based on interviews at a "test day" and using a user-task-technology usability framework to explore expectations of nurses of the use of speech-to-text (STT) technology for clinical handover. The results of this study will be used to design field studies to test the use of speech-to-text (STT) technologies at the point of care in several hospital settings.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableDeveloping a Somali Dictionary Application(Macalester College, 2014)New technologies offer access to unprecedented amounts of information and, while the equitable cost of access has been a major problem for distribution of this information, that is now changing. Mobile devices are getting cheaper so more people from a wider range of backgrounds and speaking a wider range of languages are using the internet. Support for the many small languages of the world has become a focus in the academic discipline of linguistics, and this includes developing a presence for these languages on the web and in mobile devices. This article discusses one such example, the Somali-English dictionary app, released in June 2014 by a Melbourne (Australia) team headed by the Somali artist Nadia Faragaab (NF).
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ItemNo Preview AvailableChinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test: a mixed-methods approach(Springer Nature, 2014-12)This study investigated Chinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test (VET), an automated spoken English test developed by Pearson Knowledge Technologies. Based on previous attitudinal studies, `attitude' in this study was conceptualized as a hypothetical psychological construct which consisted of three components: beliefs, opinions, and emotions. In data collection and analysis, this study adopted the mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire while qualitative data were collected through follow-up semi-structured interviews and focus-group discussions. The findings of this study indicate that test takers had overall positive attitudes towards the VET, believing that the VET largely reflected their spoken English ability. Test takers' gender and background had no significant relationship with their reported attitude. Despite the satisfactory face validity of the VET, this study also found that test takers still preferred the more traditional speaking tests (e.g., the IELTS-style live interviews) because these tests were believed to be more authentic and tap into a wider range of English speaking competencies. The findings of this study have implications for the VET provider in light of the further improvement and promotion of the test. Meanwhile, the findings are also meaningful to other providers of spoken English tests of a similar nature.
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ItemFieldwork and first language acquisition(University of Melbourne, 2014)
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ItemSerial verbs in Wambaya(Benjamins - John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014)
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ItemThe languages of Australia in linguistic research: context and issues(Mouton de Gruyter, 2014)
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ItemConstituency and grammatical relations in Australian languages(Mouton de Gruyter, 2014)
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ItemThe Survival of the Subjunctive in Australian English: Ossification, Indexicality and Stance(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014-01-01)
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ItemNo Preview AvailableAustralia Loves Language Puzzles: The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO)(Wiley, 2014-12-01)The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO) started in 2008 in only two locations and has since grown to a nationwide competition with almost 1500 high school students participating in 2013. An Australian team has participated in the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) every year since 2009. This paper describes how the competition is run (with a regional first round and a final national round) and the organisation of the competition (a National Steering Committee and Local Organising Committees for each region) and discusses the particular challenges faced by Australia (timing of the competition and distance between the major population centres). One major factor in the growth and success of OzCLO has been the introduction of the online competition, allowing participation of students from rural and remote country areas. The organisation relies on the goodwill and volunteer work of university and school staff but the strong interest amongst students and teachers shows that OzCLO is responding to a demand for linguistic challenges.
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