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Cixiao Wang; Jianjun Xiao – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Community-based courses, driven by connectivist learning theory, provide learners with a social environment that supports collaborative problem solving (CPS). The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of potential collaborators before they engage in CPS. This study analyzed a community-based course, a cMOOC with a total of…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Ashley Beccia; Wai Man Adrienne Lew; ZhaoHong Han – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
In the field of applied linguistics, Diane Larsen-Freeman is widely recognized, among her numerous contributions, as the originator of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST). Over the years since her seminal publication (Larsen-Freeman, 1997), CDST has evolved into a meta-theory that guides the field's thinking on a variety of developmental…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics
Jing Yan; Scott Grant; Hui Huang – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
Many studies have examined the factors that influence second language interaction, such as task type and communication mode, i.e., face-to-face and computer-mediated communication through online mode. However, there is a paucity of research that has investigated the effects of task type on negotiation of meaning (NoM), a specific type of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis
Xiao Han – TESL-EJ, 2024
Within the communicative language teaching approach, current instructional materials often lack explicit guidance or fail to provide L2 learners with a wide range of resources in the target language. Conversation analysis (CA), which focuses on authentic talk, has been proposed as a potential resource for language classrooms. This study examines…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning