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Language Teachers’ Adaptability to Digital Transformation: Online Assessment Practices in Vietnam Higher Education 语言教师对数字化转型的适应性：越南高等教育中的在线评估实践

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.34

Truc Tran-Thi-Thanh

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Language Learning Plateau: EFL Teachers’ Perceptions and Practical Recommendations 语言学习高原：英语教师的看法和实用建议

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.35

Dinara Utegulova, Kulpash Koptleuova, Nurkhanym Bauyrzhan, Sandugash Mukhtarova, Akhmaral Khairzhanova, Danagul Assylzhanova

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Short Stories and AI Tools: An Exploratory Study 短篇小说与人工智能工具：探索性研究

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.12

Abdulrahman Mokbel Mahyoub Hezam, Abdulelah Alkhateeb

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Student Engagement With Teacher Written Feedback in Online EFL Writing Context 在线英语写作背景下学生参与教师书面反馈的情况

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.26

E. R. Linuwih, S. Setiawan, Ahmad Munir

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The Attributes of Postmodern Pluralism, Skepticism, and Relativism in Selected Kurt Vonnegut’s Four Novels 库尔特-冯内古特四部小说选中的后现代多元论、怀疑论和相对主义属性

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.07

Abdulhameed A. Majeed

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Gender-Related Phonetic Variation of Vowels in Prishtina 普里什蒂纳元音与性别有关的语音变异

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.03

Edona Jahiu, Shpetim Elezi

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The Death of Monarchs: Front-Page Reporting of Queen Elizabeth II’s Death 君主之死：伊丽莎白二世女王逝世的头版报道

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.11

Ibrahim M. Darwish, Abdulaziz A. Alzoubi, Noora Q. Abu Ain

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Communicating With Ancestors: Paired Clauses in the Buntang Ritual of the Dayak Maanyan in East Barito, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia 与祖先交流：印度尼西亚中加里曼丹东巴里托达雅克马岩人 Buntang 仪式中的成对句子

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.20

Dwiani Septiana, W. Rais, S. Widodo, A. Yulianti

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The Historical Change of the Vowels а/ә/е in Turkic Languages 突厥语元音 а/ә/е 的历史变迁

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.10

Zhumabayeva Zh.T., Ospangaziyeva N.B., Bazarbayeva Z.M., Fazylzhanova A.M., Amanbayeva A.Zh.

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The Flipped Classroom to Improve the EFL Listening Skill 翻转课堂提高英语听力技能

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1407.02

E. Heredia-Arboleda, Mónica Noemí Cadena Figueroa, Magdalena I. Ullauri Moreno, Alex Armando Chiriboga Cevallos

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