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Internationalization at Home and the Development of the Linguistic Skills of Written Expression and Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Teaching 国内国际化与外语教学中书面表达和阅读理解语言技能的培养

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.26417/190cia82o

Adrián J. Acosta Jiménez, Yolanda García Hernández

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Family Language Policy and Childhood Bilingualism: A Multidimensional Theoretical Analysis 家庭语言政策与儿童双语:一个多维的理论分析

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2020-10-15 DOI: 10.26417/978ohs86z

Maria Andritsou

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Public Health Communication in France during the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experts 西班牙流感和COVID-19大流行期间法国的公共卫生传播:专家的作用

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2020-10-15 DOI: 10.26417/963nfg69h

Klára Daňková

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Family Language Policy and Childhood Bilingualism: A Multidimensional Theoretical Analysis 家庭语言政策与儿童双语:一个多维的理论分析

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-09-25 DOI: 10.26417/ejls.v5i3.p37-41

Maria Andritsou, Konstantinos Chatzidimou

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Why is Locke’s Linguistic Theory Still Current and Interesting Today? 为什么洛克的语言学理论在今天仍然流行和有趣?

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-09-25 DOI: 10.26417/ejls.v5i3.p29-36

Alessandro Prato

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Critical Factors that Enhance the Effectiveness of Online Communities of Practice: EFL Coordinators’ Patterns of Involvement - The Greek EL Teachers Cops Professional Development Paradigm 提高在线实践社区有效性的关键因素:英语协调员的参与模式——希腊英语教师专业发展范式

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-09-25 DOI: 10.26417/ejls.v5i3.p52-64

Katerina Kourkouli

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New Trends in the Teaching of the Intercultural Competence as Part of the Process of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Context of Higher Education in Spain. 西班牙高等教育背景下外语教学过程中跨文化能力教学的新趋势

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-05-31 DOI: 10.26417/EJLS-2019.V5I2-195

Yolanda García Hernández

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The (Mis) Education of Immigrant Children in Today’s America 当今美国移民儿童的(错误)教育

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-05-31 DOI: 10.26417/EJLS-2019.V5I2-199

Gabriela E. Gui

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The Effect of Perceived Interest and Prior Knowledge on L2 Reading Comprehension via Several Assessment Methods in a Higher Education Context 在高等教育背景下，感知兴趣和先验知识对二语阅读理解的影响

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2019-04-30 DOI: 10.26417/EJLS-2019.V5I1-194

Ana Cristina Lahuerta Martínez

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L2 Writing: A Comparison of Upper Intermediate and Advanced EFL Learners 第二语言写作:中高级和高级英语学习者的比较

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Pub Date : 2018-11-29 DOI: 10.26417/EJLS.V4I4.P17-21

A. Lahuerta

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