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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Emile Oshima

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Bicultural Identity, Bilingualism, and Psychological Adjustment in Multicultural Societ... - 1 views

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    ABSTRACT: The present investigation examined the impact of bicultural identity, bilingualism, and social context on the psychological adjustment of multicultural individuals.......We concluded that, in the process of managing multiple cultural environments and group loyalties, bilingual competence, and perceiving one's two cultural identities as integrated are important antecedents of beneficial psychological outcomes.
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Subtractive Bilingualism Proven - 0 views

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    Interesting experiment done on various Inuit populations.
Emile Oshima

The Real Difference Between Boys and Girls - 2 views

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    How do babies develop differently, and how does it relate to the brain? How do genetics, environment, etc. play a role?
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Learning Foreign Languages - 1 views

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    Is this really true?!
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Barack Obama's Victory Speech - 4 views

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    This article focuses on "tricolon", or list of threes. It's a powerful tool to use in papers and speeches because it's catchy and rhythmic. Resource for my research paper.
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The 35 Greatest Speeches in History - 4 views

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    If a man wishes to become a great orator, he must first become a student of the great orators who have come before him. He must immerse himself in their texts, listening for the turns of phrases and textual symmetries, the pauses and crescendos, the metaphors and melodies that have enabled the greatest speeches to [...]
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Formal vs Informal French - 2 views

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    An interesting guide to French grammar...This website explains how the French distinguish between "tu" and "vous", which are both translated as "you", depending on who they are adressing. How did this develop? Who decides? Why do some languages (like French) have this system, and others don't?
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Amazing Japanese Entertainer - 3 views

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    This is from a Japanese television show (sort of like America's Got Talent). Sorry, there's no subtitles...but basically, this guy can sing with his mouth closed, and still produce a deep, full, and open sound. And what's even more amazing is he isn't singing in his own voice...he's imitating voices of famous Japanese singers. I thought this video was interesting because we just read an article on how humans produce sounds. I bet you phoneticians would like to study how his vocal tract works...
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Is Electronic Media ruining literacy? « Craig Barkdull's Blog - 4 views

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    How the increasing media and technology influence human literacy and communication skills
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