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Ghanbaran, Samira; Ketabi, Saeed; Shahnazari, Mohammadtaghi – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
The merits of the application of flow theory in foreign language teaching have been demonstrated in recent research. This experimental study was aimed at investigating the role of task type and modality in the perception of flow experience by learners as they are engaged in communication tasks. The participants were 78 non-English major university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Nonmajors
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Rassaei, Ehsan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
The main purpose of the present study is to propose a framework for implementing group dynamic assessment (DA) using students' smartphones for improving and assessing EFL learners' ability to produce well-formed and appropriate requests. This study focuses on five learner reciprocity moves during DA interactions to get deeper insights into the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Alavi, Seyyed Mohammad; Razzaghifard, Parisa – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Although a number of studies have reported on the positive effects of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in the development of students' language learning, few studies have examined language assessment, particularly Dynamic Assessment (DA), in this area. Accordingly, this study aims at investigating the effect of Mobile-based Dynamic…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Accuracy, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Alizadeh, Iman; Ebrahimi, Farideh – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The use of technology and learner autonomy are two key issues in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programs. This study aimed to investigate Iranian medical students' readiness to do ESP tasks based on five situations and discover their reasons for choosing each of the situations. Two of the situations (1 and 2) embodied a conventional…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Content Analysis
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Ebadi, Saman; Rahimi, Masoud – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
Drawing on Vygotskian sociocultural theory of mind and social constructivism, and adopting a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach, this study explored the impact of online dynamic assessment (DA) on EFL learners' academic writing skills through one-on-one individual and online synchronous DA sessions over Google Docs. It also investigated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns
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Amiryousefi, Mohammad – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Previous task repetition studies have primarily focused on how task repetition characteristics affect the complexity, accuracy, and fluency in L2 oral production with little attention to L2 written production. The main purpose of the study reported in this paper was to examine the effects of task repetition versus procedural repetition on the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Language Fluency