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Wu, Wen-Chi; Lin, I.-Ting; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The knowledge of English idioms is essential for advanced English learning and application, particularly for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. While studies have shown the benefits of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to facilitate English learning, few studies have examined the factors that may influence MALL in light of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Language Patterns, Learning Modalities
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Almogheerah, Ameera – Arab World English Journal, 2020
The study aimed at investigating the effect of using WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing idiom knowledge among Saudi university English as a foreign language (EFL)students compared to conventional method. It also examined the students' perceptions towards the application of WhatsApp in idiom-learning. The rationale for conducting this…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Females, English (Second Language)
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Yang, Chunsheng; Xie, Ying – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This paper reports on an action research study using iPads during the teaching of Chinese idioms to heritage learners. A class of 12 second-year Chinese learners were engaged in a self-generated learning process focused on learning abstract and concrete idioms using iPads. Students' short-term and long-term learning was measured; feedback from a…
Descriptors: Chinese, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction