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Sin Wang Chong; Muhammad Aamir Khan; Hayo Reinders – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
There has been an exponential growth in Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) in the past decade. LMOOCs have also become an emergent and topical area of research in CALL, in particular, vis-a-vis learners' perceptions and experiences. However, not much attention has been paid to analysing the features of LMOOCs. We argue that a systematic…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Usability
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Christopher A. Smith – Language Teaching Research, 2024
The present study identifies and maps the reflexive praxis of two experienced English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors as they reconstruct and negotiate textbook material in situ. An abundance of critical studies underscoring social injustices in the contents of globally published EFL textbooks do not sufficiently address the negotiation of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Textbook Content, Learning Modalities
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Xiang Shen; Chunhui Hao; Jian-E Peng – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Technology-mediated communication has become ubiquitous and digital multimodal learning has been increasingly integrated into second language education. Drawing on the concepts of transmediation and interpretant in social semiotic theories, this study explores the potential of digital storytelling (DST) in promoting EFL learners' willingness to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Attitudes, Workshops, Story Telling
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Karen Roehr-Brackin; Karolina Baranowska; Renato Pavlekovic; Pawel Scheffler – Modern Language Journal, 2024
Aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) research is of both theoretical and practical interest to second language (L2) learning, since it provides insights into the processes linking learner-internal individual difference factors and learner-external contextual variables including instructional approach--variables that jointly determine L2 outcomes.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Polish, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
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Minttu Vänttinen; Leila Kääntä – Classroom Discourse, 2024
This study investigates the multimodal construction of blame attributions in peer interaction during digital tasks in English as a Foreign Language classrooms. Drawing on multimodal conversation analysis (CA), we examine how the force of blamings is manifested in and through the variety of resources used, and the role of digital devices in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 4
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Ping Ning; Dorothy Dewitt; Hai-Leng Chin; Yanling Li; Guoguo Liu – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to identify primary school teachers' perceptions of leveraging social media-based microlearning to improve students' English-speaking abilities. Background: The value of social media as an effective educational tool for English language learning has been recognized by educators in higher education in China. However,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Social Media, Microcredentials