This Element explores ways in which language teachers, especially teachers of English, can benefit from knowledge of phonetics. It also offers recommendations for introducing and improving pronunciation teaching in the classroom. While hoping that this Element is useful to instructors of all languages, the majority of the examples comes from North American English (NAE) and the English language classroom. At the same time, the Element acknowledges that English language teaching is rather d...

Una frase scritta con il cuore, vale più di mille discorsi. Forse solo uno sguardo innamorato può eguagliare una frase d'amore. Una raccolta di pensieri confusi per innamorarsi. Se poi il mio amore sei tu: AMAMI

Second language (L2) pronunciation has become increasingly visible as an important area of L2 teaching and research. Despite the growing number of resources available focused on L2 pronunciation, technology in L2 pronunciation has received much less attention. While technology has been an enduring strand of L2 pronunciation research, it has also been somewhat inconspicuous. Indeed, research has examined a wide variety of technologies such as language-learning platforms, speech visualizatio...

Essere folli non è un vanto.Essere folli non è una colpa o un difetto.Essere folli non è vivere in uno stato di grazia dove tutto è concesso, dove il mondo appare etereo e circondato da un alone mistico.Essere folli è vivere richiusi nella propria mente senza possibilità di fuggire. È vivere prigionieri delle proprie paure, del proprio terrore, di un'ansia perenne per qualcosa che è accaduto o che deve ancora accadere.È sentirsi sopraffatti dalle emozioni e non riuscire più a respirare.Ess...

Liù, il gatto che ruggiva è un breve racconto incentrato su un’inconsueta storia di amicizia tra un uomo e un gatto. È la storia di un incontro, forse casuale, di un soriano randagio, ramingo, estremamente selvatico e di un professore siciliano, sui generis, delle Medie, ossia Tancredi Maffei, che rimane impressionato dalla dolcezza e dall'irruenza del gatto. La diffidenza e la selvatichezza del micio si scontrano con l’affabilità dell’uomo, che comprende la solitudine e la debolezza di Li...

Recently, substantial progress has been made in the machine perception, particularly computer vision, largely due to the advancements in deep learning techniques. However, robots often operate in unstructured environments, which differ greatly from the well-defined problems typically addressed in computer vision. Consequently, many existing computer vision solutions are not directly applicable to robotics. Additionally, modern intelligent robots have access to multi-modal sensory informati...

Model-Based Reinforcement LearningExplore a comprehensive and practical approach to reinforcement learningReinforcement learning is an essential paradigm of machine learning, wherein an intelligent agent performs actions that ensure optimal behavior from devices. While this paradigm of machine learning has gained tremendous success and popularity in recent years, previous scholarship has focused either on theory—optimal control and dynamic ...

In recent years, embodied multi-agent systems, including multi-robots, have emerged as essential solution for demanding tasks such as search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and space exploration. Effective collaboration among these agents is crucial but presents significant challenges due to differences in morphology and capabilities, especially in heterogenous systems. While existing books address collaboration control, perception, and learning, there is a gap in focusing on active ...

Since the Chinese were officially plugged into the virtual community in 1994, the usage of the internet in the country has developed at an incredible rate. By the end of 2008, there were approximately 298 million netizens in China, a number which surpasses that of the U.S. and ranks China the highest user in the world. The rapid development of the online Chinese community has not only boosted the information flow among citizens across the territory, but has also created a new form of socia...

One of the most important topics in soil science is understanding the relationship between soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem function. This relies on techniques able to accurately identify different soil organisms and how they interact in the soil microbiome.Measuring and assessing the biological health of soils provides a comprehensive overview of the range of techniques used to assess microbial/faunal diversity and activity in soils and its impact on key ecological pr...

Explores the cultural dimensions of protest and dissent in China, focusing on dramatic forms of bodily, spatial, strategic, and artistic performativity.Since the 1989 Tiananmen Square occupation, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau have experienced an increase in and persistence of mass gatherings, demonstrations, and blockades staged as a means of protesting the ways in which people are. In this book, Shih-Diing Liu argues that these popular protests are poorly u...

This book systematically introduces the powder bed laser melting technology and its application and summarizes the author's team's experience in scientific research, engineering development, and data accumulation in recent 15 years. It includes in-depth theoretical analysis and a lot of engineering experience in equipment debugging, process development, and material testing. The book takes the powder bed laser melting technology as the object and divides the content into 15 chapters. It is...