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The Impact of Using Machine Translation on EFL Students' Writing
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Lee, Sangmin-Michelle – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
Although it remains controversial, machine translation (MT) has gained popularity both inside and outside of the classroom. Despite the growing number of students using MT, little is known about its use as a pedagogical tool in the EFL classroom. The present study investigated the role of MT as a CALL tool in EFL writing. Most studies on MT as a…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Making Their Own Landscape: Smartphones and Student Designed Language Learning Environments
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Wrigglesworth, Jonathan; Harvor, Finn – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
This study examined how Korean university students, majoring in English interpretation and translation, used their smartphones to meet their language learning needs. We surveyed 241 students on their smartphone use in four conditions: overall use, use related to coursework, use in English related to coursework, and use in English not related to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Linking Adverbials in First-Year Korean University EFL Learners' Writing: A Corpus-Informed Analysis
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Ha, Myung-Jeong – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study examines the frequency and usage patterns of linking adverbials in Korean students' essay writing in comparison with native English writing. The learner corpus used in the present study is composed of 105 essays that were produced by first-year university students in Korea. The control corpus was taken from the American LOCNESS…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Asians