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Direct linkGigue`re, Christine; Parks, Susan – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
This study examined the role of corrective feedback in the context of an English as a second language (ESL) and French as a second language (FSL) eTandem chat exchange involving Grade 6 students. The students were enrolled in intensive programs in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario and had an elementary to low intermediate level of language…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Grimshaw, Jennica; Cardoso, Walcir – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Activities that promote fluency development or the automatization of speech are often ignored in second language classes because they do not teach new things; instead, they focus on speeding up language use (Nation & Newton, 2008). Anxiety also decreases chances for fluency development, as learners are less willing to produce output (Gregersen…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Li, Jia; Cummins, Jim – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This article reports on a study that examined the effectiveness of an intervention using text messages to enhance the academic vocabulary acquisition of English language learners (ELLs). With a random control trial design, we compared students' learning gain of target vocabulary (direct effect) and its subsequent impact on academic vocabulary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Intervention, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Scholz, Kyle W.; Schulze, Mathias – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
Recent research in digital game-based language learning has been encouraging, yet it would benefit from research methods that focus on the gaming processes and second-language development (Larsen-Freeman, 2015) rather than learner/player reflection or individuals' beliefs about the validity of gameplay. This has proven challenging as research…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Role Playing, Observation
Kozlova, Iryna; Priven, Dmitri – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
Although language learning in 3D Virtual Worlds (VWs) has become a focus of recent research, little is known about the knowledge and skills teachers need to acquire to provide effective task-based instruction in 3D VWs and the type of teacher training that best prepares instructors for such an endeavor. This study employs a situated learning…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Education
