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Supporting Dyadic Learning of English for Tourism Purposes with Scenery-Based Virtual Reality
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Lin, Vivien; Barrett, Neil E.; Liu, Gi-Zen; Chen, Nian-Shing; Jong, Morris Siu-Yung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
The field of language education has experienced a rise in using virtual reality (VR) to support interactive, contextualized, and collaborative language learning in recent years. The current study investigates the effects of auditory, visual, and textual input on speaking and writing in English for Tourism Purposes (ETP) through immersive,…
Descriptors: Tourism, English for Special Purposes, Undergraduate Students, Computer Simulation
Does Hearing Several Speakers Reduce Foreign Word Learning?
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Ludington, Jason Darryl – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Learning spoken word forms is a vital part of second language learning, and CALL lends itself well to this training. Not enough is known, however, about how auditory variation across speech tokens may affect receptive word learning. To find out, 144 Thai university students with no knowledge of the Patani Malay language learned 24 foreign words in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Students, Receptive Language
Vlogs in L2 Listening: EFL Learners' and Teachers' Perceptions
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Aldukhayel, Dukhayel – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of EFL learners and teachers toward vlogs as a source of aural input for L2 listening practice inside and outside of classroom. A total of 389 EFL university students drawn from 29 listening/speaking classes and their teachers participated in this study. After four weeks of exploiting vlogs…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Student Attitudes
The Comparative Effects of Metalinguistic Clue and Metalinguistic Explanation in Computer-Mediated Form-Focused Practice: Does Prior Knowledge Matter?
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Yamashita, Taichi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
The present quasi-experimental study investigated the comparative effects of metalinguistic clue (MC) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) on the accurate use of Japanese transaction expressions. The study recruited 25 learners in a second-semester Japanese course (i.e. non-introduced group) and 17 students in a fourth-semester course (i.e.…
Descriptors: Cues, Metalinguistics, Prior Learning, Oral Language
Interactions between Text Chat and Audio Modalities for L2 Communication and Feedback in the Synthetic World "Second Life"
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Wigham, Ciara R.; Chanier, Thierry – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This paper reports on a study of the interactions between text chat and audio modalities in L2 communication in a synthetic (virtual) world and observes whether the text chat modality was used for corrective feedback and the characteristics of the latter. This is examined within the context of a hybrid content and language integrated learning…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication
A Virtual Walk through London: Culture Learning through a Cultural Immersion Experience
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Shih, Ya-Chun – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Integrating Google Street View into a three-dimensional virtual environment in which users control personal avatars provides these said users with access to an innovative, interactive, and real-world context for communication and culture learning. We have selected London, a city famous for its rich historical, architectural, and artistic heritage,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Language Proficiency