This article explores the hypothesis that having a mind which is open to other ways of looking at the world may facilitate one's ability to learn a new language. The term "ethno-lingual relativity" is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The current study investigated task effects on listener perception of second language (L2) comprehensibility (ease of understanding). Sixty ...

The Office of Chinese Language Council International (OCLCI) has issued a guideline to enhance the level of teaching Chinese as a foreign language and to ensure that only qualified teachers are ...

University of Tasmania provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture ...