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Direct linkChen, Julian ChengChiang – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2021
This study intends to examine English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' attitudes toward practicing English in Second Life (SL) and to unpack the effects of avatar identities on EFL learners' sense of self-efficacy and language practices. Nine EFL learners worldwide participated in a task-based course in SL, using avatars to carry out…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Identification (Psychology), Self Efficacy, Language Usage
Mackay, Jessica; Andria, Maria; Tragant, Elsa; Pinyana, Àngels – ELT Journal, 2021
This study examines the results of an intervention conducted with adult EFL learners in Barcelona, Spain, to foster engagement with the target language outside class time. As part of the programme, the messaging service WhatsApp was used to carry out a range of voluntary communicative tasks, in learners' own time. Familiarity with this tool made…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Download full textBeaven, Tita, Ed.; Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2021
The Innovative Language Pedagogy Report presents new and emerging approaches to language teaching, learning, and assessment in school, further education, and higher education settings. Researchers and practitioners provide 22 research-informed, short articles on their chosen pedagogy, with examples and resources. The report is jargon-free, written…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Colón, Valeriana – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
In the age of technology, educators are encouraged to incorporate online resources into their teaching, but the effectiveness of these resources on learning and the student perspective is rarely taken into consideration. A key aspect to the assessment of online resources for international students is the user's perspective. Culture has a…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Online Courses
Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2019
As part of Minnesota's Pre-K Planning Grant, the purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of parents of young children in order to shape/tailor effective ways to communicate with them about child development and early education opportunities. The goals of the study are to make sure all types of parents with young children in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Development, Preschool Education, Parent Education
Hattem, David – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
The following is a qualitative case study presenting three vignettes exploring the use of language play while microblogging during an academically sanctioned task. Ten students and one teacher used "Twitter" in an intensive, English as a second language advanced grammar course to practice writing sentences with complex grammatical…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Vignettes, Language Usage
Conrad, Dianne – Open Learning, 2003
In this paper, I take the position that the recently increased "e-talk" permeating our language potentially compromises our field's professionalism by "one-minutizing" learning that uses computer-mediated technologies. In so doing, I discuss historical aspects of adult education, the importance of language as a naming function, the evolution of…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Adult Education
Reynard, Ruth – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2003
This research study investigated the potential of Internet technology to provide a dynamic and autonomous language-learning environment for adult distance language learners. The study focused on five essential characteristics of dynamic language learning and observed the online study activity of the students in relation to these. Learners were…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Adult Students, Internet, Online Courses
Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education
