Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Andreou, G."
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Affecting factors in second language learning
(2005)The present study investigated the influence of sex, handedness, level in second language (L2) and Faculty choice on the performance of phonological, syntactical and semantic tasks in L2. Level in L2 and sex were the most ... -
Approaches to studying among Greek university students: the impact of gender, age, academic discipline and handedness
(2006)Background There is considerable interest in differences in students' approaches to learning, particularly in the difference between 'deep' approaches ( characterized by contextualization, critical review and recognition ... -
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Biological and environmental influences in visuospatial abilities
(2001)Sex differences in cognition have been the focus of intense debate for years. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that the pattern of sex differences in a visuospatial task may be differential due to environmental ... -
Cerebellum and reading
(2007)Background: Traditionally, the cerebellum has been considered to control coordinated movement. However, in recent years it has been argued that it contributes to higher cognitive functions. Objectives: This review aims to ... -
Cognitive development of fluent and nonfluent bilingual speakers assessed with tachistoscopic techniques
(1999)A tachistoscopic study investigated verb;il skills among bilingual speakers, 10 fluent and 15 nonfluent, on rhyming and semantic tasks in both their native (Greek) and second (English) languages. Fluent bilinguals scored ... -
Cognitive status in Down syndrome individuals with sleep disordered breathing deficits (SDB)
(2002)Twelve subjects with Down syndrome underwent polysomnographic studies during night sleep and performed the Mini-Mental state test and the Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM), sets A, B, and B-1. Sleep-disordered breathing ... -
Conceptual Competence as a Component of Second Language Fluency
(2009)In this article we argue that conceptual competence should be seen as a component of second language (L2) communicative competence. Abstract concepts are highly expressed by means of metaphors, metonymies, idioms and other ... -
Designing a conceptual syllabus for teaching metaphors and idioms in a foreign language context
(2008)In this paper we address the aspects that will determine the planning of a conceptual syllabus for teaching metaphors and idioms in a foreign language context. We argue that the theoretical background of the cognitive ... -
Fetal sensitivity to testosterone, left-handedness and development of bronchial asthma: a new approach
(2004)In contrast to Geschwind, Behan and Galaburda (GBG) theory, there is strong evidence that inheritance through maternal line is responsible for the coexistence of asthma and left-handedness early in childhood. A new model ... -
Greek as a foreign language for speakers of Arabic: A study of medical students at the University of Thessaly
(2005)This paper reports our findings and observations on the difficulties of university students learning Greek as a foreign language at the University of Thessaly. A group of medical students, whose native language was Arabic, ... -
Handedness, asthma and allergic disorders: Is there an association?
(2002)Left-handedness has often been associated with asthma and allergic disorders. In view of previous findings, we investigated the distribution of laterality scores, using the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, among 172 children. ... -
Hemispheric asymmetries of visual ERPs in left-handed bilinguals
(2001)ERPs (NI, Pl, N2, P2) obtained from left and right occipital and temporal lobes were elicited in 30 left-handed highly proficient bilingual males in response to visually presented linguistic stimuli. The absence of ... -
High and low reading comprehension achievers' strategic behaviors and their relation to performance in a reading comprehension situation
(2008)This study aimed at investigating the actual strategic behaviors of high and low achievers in reading comprehension and their relation with respective performance. The participants were 45 individually examined third ... -
Language deficits in ADHD preschoolers
(2008)The present study examined the impact of preschool ADHD on linguistic and metalinguistic awareness and mental ability. Eight subscales of the Athina Test were administered to ADHD preschoolers and a control group. Results ... -
Left-handedness and inheritance of bronchial asthma
(2000)A statistically significant difference in mean laterality quotients of 15 asthmatic and 106 nonasthmatic children showed a coexistence of left-handedness and asthma early in life. It is suggested that this phenomenon is ...