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Learning L2 Idioms in a Call Environment: The Role of Practice Intensity, Modality, and Idiom Properties
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Cucchiarini, Catia; Hubers, Ferdy; Strik, Helmer – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Idiomatic expressions like "hit the road" or "turn the tables" are known to be problematic for L2 learners, but research indicates that learning L2 idiomatic language is important. Relatively few studies, most of them focusing on English idioms, have investigated how L2 idioms are actually acquired and how this process is…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Effects of Group Set-Up on Participation and Learning in Discussion Forums
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Schenker, Theresa – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The present study investigated the effects of group set-up in a semester-long telecollaborative discussion forum project in second-semester German. In order to explore whether group set-up affects learning in discussion forums, small groups of non-native speakers (NNS) of German were partnered either with native speakers (NS), other NNS with the…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Native Speakers