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Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom: Reconciling Methodological Demands and Pedagogical Applicability. Language Learning & Language Teaching. Volume 52
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DeKeyser, Robert M., Ed.; Botana, Goretti Prieto, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2019
This book is unique in bringing together studies on instructed second language acquisition that focus on a common question: "What renders this research particularly relevant to classroom applications, and what are the advantages, challenges, and potential pitfalls of the methodology adopted?" The empirical studies feature experimental,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
Concurrent Verbalizations, Pedagogical Conditions, and Reactivity: Two CALL Studies
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Sanz, Cristina; Lin, Hui-Ju; Lado, Beatriz; Bowden, Harriet Wood; Stafford, Catherine A. – Language Learning, 2009
The article summarizes results from two experimental studies on reactivity. In the first experiment, 24 college-age participants received a computerized treatment that delivered a grammar lesson, practice, and feedback on assignment of semantic functions in Latin. Verbalizations did not induce reactivity on accuracy, but they slowed down posttest…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Semantics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction
A Study of the Relationship between Learner-Control Patterns and Course Completion in Computer-Assisted Instruction.
Sasscer, Monica Flynn; Moore, David M. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1984
Describes a study designed to discover how community college students enrolled in algebra and English grammar courses used the available learner-control features of the TICCIT (Time-Shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Information Television) computer-assisted instruction system. Results indicate learner-control options were utilized but no…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Educational Research
Artificial Intelligence Tools for Grammar and Spelling Instruction.
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Pijls, Fieny; And Others – Instructional Science, 1987
Discusses grammar and spelling instruction in The Netherlands for students aged 10-15 and describes an intelligent computer-assisted instructional environment consisting of a linguistic expert system, a didactic module, and a student interface. Three prototypes are described: BOUWSTEEN and COGO for analyzing sentences, and TDTDT for conjugating…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Dutch
Current Trends in Computer-Based Language Instruction.
Hart, Robert S. – IDEAL, 1987
A discussion of computer-based language instruction examines the quality of materials currently in use and looks at developments in the field. It is found that language courseware is generally weak in the areas of error analysis and feedback, communicative realism, and convenience of lesson authoring. A review of research under way to improve…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Authoring Aids (Programing), Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Modern Media in Foreign Language Education: Theory and Implementation. The ACTFL Foreign Language Education Series.
Smith, William Flint, Ed. – 1987
Intended for language teachers at all levels, administrators, and researchers, this book presents essays on the use of educational technology in language teaching, focusing on the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). The writings suggest the principles that should guide CALL in curriculum, methodology, and research efforts; in the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education