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Runtong He; De Dong – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2024
With the enhancement of internet medium and development of science and technology, interactive technologies have gradually emerged in the field of language education. However, previous empirical studies and meta-analyses have focused on the impact of specific types of technologies. Therefore, this study aims to comprehensively synthesize the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Aparna Hebbani; Michael Mersiades; Ameya Deshmukh – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via WhatsApp) called 'Chatloop' with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Bradley, Linda; Al-Sabbagh, Khaled Walid – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The mobile phone has become an indispensable device for communication and managing everyday life among newly arrived migrants. Learning a new language is a crucial aspect of integration and professionalization in a foreign country, and the phone is a tool that is also used by migrants also for language learning. The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Kang, Haijun; Lin, Xi – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2019
As China is playing an active role in the World's politics, economy, and cultural circles, being able to communicate in English has become one of the basic life and work skills and a key for global access and integration. High mobile technology penetration, together with the proliferation of mobile learning applications, have made it possible for…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, English (Second Language), Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Yassin, Baderaddin; Abugohar, Mohammed Abdulgalil – Teaching English with Technology, 2022
The lack of opportunities to practice the English language outside the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom can prevent English language learners (ELLs) from promoting their language proficiency to high standards. This lack makes the progress from one level of English to the next one a hard mission for Arab students. Subsequently,…
Descriptors: Gamification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning
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Viberg, Olga; Wasson, Barbara; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Many adult second and foreign language learners have insufficient opportunities to engage in language learning. However, their successful acquisition of a target language is critical for various reasons, including their fast integration in a host country and their smooth adaptation to new work or educational settings. This suggests that they need…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Ezra, Orit; Cohen, Anat – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Contextualised mobile assisted language learning (MALL) has been greatly discussed (Pegrum, 2014); however, its potential has not been reached in either target or non-target countries, and this calls for teachers' attention. This study recommended a way for teachers to guide their Chinese second or foreign language students towards increasing…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Michael A. Madaio; Fabrice Tanoh; Axel Blahoua Seri; Kaja Jasinska; Amy Ogan – Grantee Submission, 2019
Significant research has demonstrated the crucial role that parents play in supporting the development of children's literacy, but in contexts where adults may lack sufficient literacy in the target language, it is not clear how to most effectively scaffold parental support for children's literacy. Prior work has designed technologies to teach…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Foreign Countries, Family Literacy, Technological Literacy
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Thekes, Istvan – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2021
Examining the relationship between technology and the success of language acquisition and the integration of technology into language instruction has been around of a long time by now. The development of technology can essentially change how languages are taught. Nevertheless, it is only in the last few years that the road has opened up for new…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Mhichíl, Mairéad Nic Giolla; Lochlainn, Conchúr Mac; Beirne, Elaine – Research-publishing.net, 2018
Course specific hashtags are a feature of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) delivered through many of the major MOOC platforms. Their pedagogic objective is usually considered as a means to facilitate social learning and collaboration between learners. Research into the use of hashtags by learners illustrates limited engagement and integration…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology, Second Language Learning
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Daly, Nigel P. – Language Learning & Technology, 2022
The road to second language competence is a long and arduous one, and much of its effort involves learning to recognize and use vocabulary. Fortunately, anytime-anywhere learning with smart phones and smart apps offer a means to lessen the burden and make vocabulary learning more efficient. Accordingly, this study investigated 134 students across…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Independent Study, Computer Assisted Instruction, Language Tests
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Bohannon, Fionuala; Thomas, Michael – International TESOL Journal, 2021
While the use of digital technologies is increasingly prominent in higher education, research suggests that adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learners within the English Further Education (FE) sector have fewer opportunities to access them as part of their language learning. This paper explores whether the use of authentic…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Bohonos, Jeremy; Chuma, Phenious; Lutomia, Anne N.; Henderson, Eboni W.; Pittendrigh, Barry Robert; Bello-Bravo, Julia – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
This paper reports on a case study that explores how the integrative model of program planning can be applied to better understand the process of mobile learning efforts in diverse African contexts. The authors discuss how, Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO), a Purdue University-based program, creates educational videos accessible in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Animation, Video Technology, International Cooperation
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Anurugwo, Appolonia O. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Sandwich programmes are an innovation in teacher education geared towards the production of high quality manpower. They are organized during school vacations so that teachers working full-time would also have the opportunity to advance academically and improve professionally. However, the intensive nature of the programme jeopardizes the…
Descriptors: Vacation Programs, Adult Students, Independent Study, College Students
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Ebadi, Saman; Bashiri, Saba – Teaching English with Technology, 2018
This study investigated EFL learners' perspectives about their vocabulary learning experiences via a smartphone application. An online demographic questionnaire was used for recruiting 50 EFL learners from a language teaching channel in Telegram messenger required to use a smartphone application called Vocabulary Flashcards 2016 for a month. After…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications
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