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Oct 8, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | June Lee |Abigail Parrish |Alyssa P Alvey |Eliyah R Stern
AbstractThe stress response is highly conserved across species, and increased glucocorticoid release (cortisol in fishes) is a key element. In the highly social cichlid fish, Burton's Mouthbrooder (Astatotilapia burtoni), stress axis activity is associated with juvenile social behavior and status, and it mediates early-life social effects, yet little is known about early-life stress physiology. We measured water-borne cortisol, a non-invasive method, in juveniles less than 1-week old.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Abigail Parrish
By Abigail Parrish, Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
According to a senior British diplomat, British young people’s poor language skills played a role in the UK’s decision not to stay in the Erasmus+ European student exchange programme after Brexit.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Abigail Parrish
According to a senior British diplomat, British young people’s poor language skills played a role in the UK’s decision not to stay in the Erasmus+ European student exchange programme after Brexit. “There’s always been an imbalance between our inability to speak languages very well and therefore to take advantage of the outward mobility opportunities, and people wanting to come to the UK,” Nick Leake told a committee meeting in Brussels, as reported by news site Politico.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Abigail Parrish
Apakah kamu sedang berpikir untuk belajar bahasa baru? Mungkin kamu sudah memutuskan bahwa inilah saatnya meninggalkan pelajaran bahasa Prancis di kelas. Mungkin kamu sedang merencanakan perjalanan ke Jepang dan merasa harus mempelajari dasar-dasar bahasanya, atau pekerjaanmu mengharuskanmu tinggal di Kairo selama satu tahun dan kamu membutuhkan bahasa Arab. Belajar bahasa baru adalah usaha yang sangat berharga, namun ada dua hal yang pasti: hal ini membutuhkan waktu, dan motivasi sangat penting.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Abigail Parrish
By Abigail Parrish, Lecturer in Education, University of Sheffield
Figures for GCSEs taken in 2023 show that entries for GCSEs in languages have increased slightly from last year. Despite this, the number of pupils taking a modern foreign language stands at less than 60% of those that did in the peak year of 2001.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Abigail Parrish
Figures for GCSEs taken in 2023 show that entries for GCSEs in languages have increased slightly from last year. Despite this, the number of pupils taking a modern foreign language stands at less than 60% of those that did in the peak year of 2001. The decline in the number of pupils taking modern foreign languages at GCSE dates back to the government’s decision to make the subject optional from 2004.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
japantoday.com | Abigail Parrish
Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to learn the basics, or work is sending you to the Cairo office for a year and you’ll need Arabic. Learning a language is a hugely worthwhile endeavor, but two things are certain: it will take a while, and motivation will be crucial.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
mindfood.com | Abigail Parrish
Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to learn the basics, or work is sending you to the Cairo office for a year and you’ll need Arabic. Learning a language is a hugely worthwhile endeavour, but two things are certain: it will take a while, and motivation will be crucial. I research language learners’ motivation, using what is known as self-determination theory to measure motivation.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Abigail Parrish
Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to learn the basics, or work is sending you to the Cairo office for a year and you’ll need Arabic. Learning a language is a hugely worthwhile endeavour, but two things are certain: it will take a while, and motivation will be crucial.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Abigail Parrish
Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to learn the basics, or work is sending you to the Cairo office for a year and you’ll need Arabic. Learning a language is a hugely worthwhile endeavour, but two things are certain: it will take a while, and motivation will be crucial.
