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Hsieh, Yufen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study investigated how video caption type affected vocabulary learning and listening comprehension of low-intermediate Chinese-speaking learners of English. Each video was presented twice with one of the five caption types: (1) no caption (NC), (2) full caption with no audio (FCNA), (3) full caption (FC), (4) full caption with highlighted…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Liu, Tammy Sue-Wynne; Liu, Yeu-Ting; Chen, Chun-Yin Doris – Interactive Learning Environments, 2019
This study employed eye-tracking technology to probe the online reading behavior of 52 advanced L2 English learners. These participants read an e-book containing six types of multimedia supports for either vocabulary acquisition or comprehension. The six supports consisted of three micro-level supports that provided information about specific…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Advanced Students
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Montero Perez, Maribel – Language Learning Journal, 2019
While there is increasing evidence that learners pick up new words while viewing video with captions (i.e. L2 subtitles), little is known about the role of instructional interventions prior to viewing. This study uses eye-movement registration to investigate the effect of pre-learning vocabulary before watching a captioned video. Thirty…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology
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Çelik, Sercan; Baran, Evrim – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2022
The educational potentials of using student response systems (SRSs) as emerging mobile technologies in higher education classrooms are increasing. The need to understand and integrate these technologies into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts has become evident. This mixed-methods study aimed at investigating the effects of an…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ebner, Rachel J.; Ehri, Linnea C. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2016
Using the Internet for vocabulary development is a powerful way for students to rapidly expand their vocabularies. The Internet affords students opportunities to interact both instantaneously and multimodaly with words in different contexts. By using search engines and hyperlinks, students can immediately access textual, visual, and auditory…
Descriptors: Internet, Vocabulary Development, Electronic Learning, Search Engines
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Mohammed, Halah Abdulelah; Majid, Norazman Abdul; Abdullah, Tina – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study addressed the potential methodological issues effect of attentional condition on subsequent vocabulary development from a different perspective, which addressed several potential methodological issues of previous research that have been based on psycholinguistic notion of second language learner as a limited capacity processor. The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Reading Comprehension
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Marefat, Hamideh; Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Naserieh, Farid – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2016
In recent years, gloss presentation format or the location where a gloss appears with respect to its related target word has received renewed attention. Research suggested that different gloss presentation formats could have differential effects on reading comprehension and/or vocabulary learning. This study hypothesized that the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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McDermott, Paul A.; Rikoon, Samuel H.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This article reports on the study of differential change trajectories for early childhood approaches to learning. A large sample (N = 2,152) of Head Start children was followed through prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. Classroom learning behaviors were assessed by teachers through the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale twice in Head…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Kindergarten