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Liu-Cheng Pan; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
Taking into account the challenges of EFL vocabulary learning for East Asian learners, this study developed a set of experimental English vocabulary material with pictographic glosses which may stimulate students' situational interest (with dimensions of exploration intention, instant enjoyment, novelty, attention demand, challenge, and total…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Asians, Pictorial Stimuli, Vocabulary Development
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Lin, Huang-Yao; Tsai, Shu-Chiao – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This study investigated the use of an augmented reality (AR) -supported application called STEMUP to develop mobile English courses on Android and iOS smartphones. It focused on vocabulary and listening and speaking skills, in an initial assessment of the effectiveness of implementing AR-based mobile English courses. The study was conducted with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Elementary School Students, Material Development
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Chien, Chin-Wen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study focused on 22 Taiwanese pre-service teachers' perceptions of school-based English camps. Based on the data analysis of the final projects, the questionnaire, and participants' self-evaluation, peer-evaluation, and two in-service English teachers' evaluation, this study has the following major findings. First, participants' perceptions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Terauchi, Hajime, Ed.; Noguchi, Judy, Ed.; Tajino, Akira, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
This book proposes a new paradigm for English language teaching based on concepts from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and applications as well as from growing evidence relating pattern recognition to language learning ability. The contributors to the volume argue that learners should not try to become proficient all-around users of…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
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Lin, Yen-Liang – ReCALL, 2015
This study reports on a corpus analysis of samples of spoken discourse between a group of British and Taiwanese adolescents, with the aim of exploring the statistically significant differences in the use of grammatical categories between the two groups of participants. The key word method extended to a part-of-speech level using the web-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Discourse Analysis
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Yang, Wenhsien – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2018
The Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach has been broadly adopted and extensively researched at different educational levels across European contexts. It is also becoming popular in Asian settings due to its dual focus on developing both language skills and content knowledge. It aims to empower learners with high mobility and…
Descriptors: Course Content, English for Special Purposes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Materials
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Tsai, Kuei-Ju – Language Teaching Research, 2015
The present study investigates the collocational profiles of (1) three series of graded textbooks for English as a foreign language (EFL) commonly used in Taiwan, (2) the written productions of EFL learners, and (3) the written productions of native speakers (NS) of English. These texts were examined against a purpose-built collocation list. Based…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure
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Hou, Hsiao-I – English Language Teaching, 2014
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how to integrate two in-house specialized corpora into a university-level English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course for nonnative speakers of English. The ESP course was an introductory level of wine tasting for Applied English Department students at a university specializing in hospitality in Taiwan.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Computational Linguistics, Cooking Instruction