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Download full textHayashi, Kotaro; Sato, Takeshi – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This study investigates the effectiveness of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker as a device used for interactions in a foreign language (L2), and a tracking eye installed on the speaker to reduce L2 anxiety. L2 anxiety is an urgent issue since the anxiety derived from a fear of being judged, being negatively evaluated, or being rejected by…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Eye Movements, Artificial Intelligence
Lyddon, Paul A.; Kramer, Brandon – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Although Extensive Reading (ER) has been shown to increase reading fluency and comprehension, such benefits are generally slow to appear. The present study investigated the possible contribution of ER to single-semester Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) reading gains. The participants were 497 first-year students from two…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Averianova, Irina – Research-publishing.net, 2015
Language competence in various communicative activities in L2 largely depends on the learners' size of vocabulary. The target vocabulary of adult L2 learners should be between 2,000 high frequency words (a critical threshold) and 10,000 word families (for comprehension of university texts). For a TOEIC test, the threshold is estimated to be…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
Goda, Yoshiko; Yamada, Masanori; Matsuda, Takeshi; Kato, Hiroshi; Saito, Yutaka; Miyagawa, Hiroyuki – Research-publishing.net, 2014
Our research project focuses on learning strategies and motivation among academic procrastinators in computer assisted language learning (CALL) settings. In this study, we aim to compare them according to students' levels of English proficiency. One hundred and fourteen university students participated in this research project. Sixty-four students…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Obari, Hiroyuki; Lambacher, Stephen – Research-publishing.net, 2014
A longitudinal study conducted from April 2013 to January 2014 sought to ascertain whether a blended learning (BL) environment incorporating m-learning could help Japanese undergraduates improve their English language skills. In this paper, various emerging technologies (including Globalvoice English, ATR CALL Brix, the mobile learning-oriented…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Ishikawa, Yasushige; Kondo, Mutsumi; Akahane-Yamada, Reiko; Smith, Craig; Hatakeda, Hiroshi; Wada, Norihisa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper reports on the use of can-do statements (CDS) for the development of learning materials to prepare Japanese university students for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). These learning materials have been made available on ATR CALL BRIX (http://www.atr-lt.jp/products/brix/index.html), a wwwbased courseware with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
