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📣 The 2025 Technology for Second Language Learning Conference


❇️ Format: Hybrid (both online and in-person)

❇️ Time: November 6-8

❇️ Place: Iowa State University

❇️ Host: Department of English and Program in Applied Linguistics & Technology

💡The theme this year is Building Knowledge of Generative AI in Applied Linguistics.

📌 The submission site opens March 15

📌 Deadline for submissions is April 22.

👉 Please find the call for papers and conference information at https://bit.ly/TSLL2025



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📌 پروفسور حسین فرهادی در این ویدئو از "آموزش، پژوهش و سنجش در ایران، آمریکا، ارمنستان و ترکیه" می گوید. او در این مصاحبه سنجش را از گذشته تا کنون مورد بررسی قرار داده و در نهایت به زندگی، تحصیلی و کار در ترکیه می‌پردازد.

📍 این ویدئوی کاربردی را می توانید در لینک زیر مشاهده کنید.

🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhShQg3xT6E



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📍Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: Assistant Professor - Research Staff, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń       

🔸Job Location: Toruń, Poland

🔗Web Address: https://cles.umk.pl/    

📌Application and further information on required documents and the selection process at: https://www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?task=offer&action=one&id=4667

📍Contact Information:
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Email: pleyer@umk.pl


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📚 Essential Tools for Literature Reviews & Data Analysis 🔬📊

📝 Writing Literature Reviews
✅ Paperpal – AI-powered writing assistant for research papers. (Paid, with free trial)
✅ ResearchPal – Helps summarize and structure literature reviews. (Paid)
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✅ Evernote – Note-taking app for research organization. (Freemium)
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🔍 Finding Research Papers
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🔎 EvidenceHunt – Finds evidence-based studies. (Freemium)
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🔎 PubMed – Leading biomedical literature database. (Free)

📖 Reading & Summarizing Papers
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📍Elsevier has taken a commendable initiative by providing free courses on research paper writing and publishing through the Elsevier Researcher Academy platform.


1. How to write a literature review (60 min video)

↳ What do reviewers look for in a literature review?

↳How to conceptualize and write a review?

↳Common myths about literature reviews.

Link: https://lnkd.in/gRsWFvdy

2. How to identify research gaps (12 min video)

↳What is the research gap?

↳Steps for identifying research gaps.

↳Tools for identifying research gaps.

↳Link: https://lnkd.in/gvxgD95D

3. How to conduct evidence-based research (38 min video)

↳What is evidence-based research?

↳Stepwise approach for conducting evidence-based research.

↳How to enhance reliability of your research?

Link: https://lnkd.in/gMUxXybm

4. How to find relevant research papers? (15 min video)

↳How to conduct basic search?

↳Save searches and set up alerts.

↳How to download and export searches?

Link: https://lnkd.in/gKXauFHr

5. How to write an abstract (40 min video)

↳Why a good abstract is important?

↳What is the ideal length of abstract?

↳What to include in the abstract?

Link: https://lnkd.in/g9drbDZF

6. How to secure funding? (60 min video)

↳How to write grant application?

↳What funders look for in grant applications?

↳Tips for winning grants.

Link: https://lnkd.in/g-diuMPv

7. How to use Gen Al in research (53 min video)

↳How has Gen Al impacted research?

↳How to use Scopus Al search tool?

↳Future of Gen Al in research

Link: https://lnkd.in/gepXEzBf

8. Author policies on the use of Generate Al (11 min video)

↳Ethical cases related to Generative Al

↳Opportunities offered by Generative Al

↳Risks posed by Generative Al

↳Link: https://lnkd.in/gT4Xg7y

9. How to write a cover letter for your manuscript (8 min video)

↳Importance of a good cover letter

↳How to write strong cover letter?

↳What to include in the cover letter?

Link: https://lnkd.in/gFA_pNkD

10. How to respond to reviewers' comments? (37 min video)

↳Understanding reviewers' comments

↳How to write response to each comment?

↳How to increase your chances of paper acceptance?

Link: https://lnkd.in/gcG7mxrc



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