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Dziemianko, Anna – ReCALL, 2021
The aim of the paper is to investigate the usefulness of different illustration formats in online English learners' dictionaries for the accuracy and speed of meaning comprehension as well as immediate and delayed retention. In a controlled online experiment, the meaning of selected English words and phrases had to be explained with the help of…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Electronic Publishing, Illustrations, English (Second Language)
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Kic-Drgas, Joanna; Seferoglu, Gölge; Kiliçkaya, Ferit; Pereira, Ricardo – ReCALL, 2023
This study replicates the research conducted by Pérez-Paredes, Ordoñana Guillamón and Aguado Jiménez (2018) on language teachers' perceptions on the use of OER language processing technologies in mobile-assisted language learning. It expands the initial research study by adding Polish, Portuguese, and Turkish educational contexts, surveying 239…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Yang, Yanxia; Wei, Xiangqing; Li, Ping; Zhai, Xuesong – ReCALL, 2023
With the dramatic improvement in quality, machine translation has emerged as a tool widely adopted by language learners. Its use, however, has been a divisive issue in language education. We conducted an approximate replication of Lee (2020) about the impact of machine translation on EFL writing. This study used a mixed-methods approach with…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Lee, Sangmin-Michelle – ReCALL, 2022
The use of machine translation (MT) in the academic context has increased in recent years. Hence, language teachers have found it difficult to ignore MT, which has led to some concerns. Among the concerns, its accuracy has become a major factor that shapes language teachers' pedagogical decision to use MT in their language classrooms. Despite the…
Descriptors: Translation, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chen, Julian ChengChiang – ReCALL, 2020
Prior research on pre-task planning examines its effects on the quality of second language (L2) learners' planned output. Planning mitigates the cognitive overload placed upon L2 learners' oral performance, thus improving language production. Despite the pedagogical benefits, studies on pre-task planning on L2 learners' oral output are conducted…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Sato, Takeshi; Lai, Yuda; Burden, Tyler – ReCALL, 2021
The present study aims to verify the impact of dynamic aids on learning L2 prepositions in relation to individual learner variables. Situated within the cognitive linguistics (CL) framework and differing from previous research, the present study hypothesizes that dynamic (animated) aids are not equally effective for all learners; rather, their…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)