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Park, Joseph Sung-Yul – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2022
This paper discusses how critiquing the convergence of neoliberalism and coloniality can become a crucial juncture for imagining alternatives to neoliberal foreign language education. Neoliberalism and coloniality are both mediated by aspects of subjectivity, which not only obscures their co-dependence, but also naturalizes their logic as they…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Moral Values, Foreign Countries, Criticism
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Gimeno-Sanz, Ana – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This paper reflects upon the evolution of technology-enhanced language learning throughout the past two decades based on the author's own experience and how Information and Communications Technologies have played a prominent role on how language teaching pedagogies have evolved alongside the technologies themselves. Reference is made to the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
Language teachers are working in a world which has changed in the past decades in fundamentally disruptive ways, through profound changes in the role that networked computers play in everyday life and through the social and demographic shifts brought on by an increasingly globalized society, bringing together more than ever before people from…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Role, Computer Networks, Global Approach
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Pavan, Elisabetta – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
My point of departure for this paper is that translation, so long neglected in foreign language teaching, can not only improve students' linguistic competences in both a foreign language and their mother tongue, but also their awareness of cultural and intercultural elements. It is a widespread popular assumption, among those not involved in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation
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Caruana, Sandro – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2013
In this contribution I present an overview of Italian in Malta, the third language of Malta, focusing on the role of this language within educational institutions and other domains of society. Italian was one of Malta's official languages till 1936 and, historically, it was used mainly within administrative and cultural spheres of society. Contact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Italian, Television, Programming (Broadcast)
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Richards, Jack C. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2015
There are two important dimensions to successful second language learning: what goes on inside the classroom and what goes on outside of the classroom. While language teaching has always been seen as a preparation for out-of-class uses of language, much of the focus in language teaching in the past has typically been on classroom-based language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Literacy, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
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Bogdanov, Stan – Teaching English with Technology, 2013
Incidental vocabulary learning has attracted a great deal of attention in ELT research. However, it is important that teacher and researcher exploitation of vocabulary developments be guided by more than replication of previous research designs. For conclusions based on empirical research to be valid, it is important to be clear about exactly what…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Magal-Royo, Teresa; Gimenez-Lopez, Jose Luis; Pairy, Blas; Garcia-Laborda, Jesus; Gonzalez-Del Rio, Jimena – Online Submission, 2011
The current development of educational applications for language learning has experienced a qualitative change in the criteria of interaction between users and devices due to the technological advances of input and output data through keyboard, mouse, stylus, tactile screen, etc. The multiple interactions generated in a natural way by humans…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
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Chang, Chih-Wei; Lee, Jih-Hsien; Chao, Po-Yao; Wang, Chin-Yeh; Chen, Gwo-Dong – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
As robot technologies develop, many researchers have tried to use robots to support education. Studies have shown that robots can help students develop problem-solving abilities and learn computer programming, mathematics, and science. However, few studies discuss the use of robots to facilitate the teaching of second languages. We discuss whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Media, Programming, Robotics
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Che, Pei-Chun; Lin, Han-Yi; Jang, Hung-Chin; Lien, Yao-Nan; Tsai, Tzu-Chieh – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2009
The pervasive popularity of the Internet in the past decade has changed the way many students live and learn, in part, because modern technology has made it possible for learners to access Real-Time Multimedia information on the Internet, or research any topic of interest to them from virtually any computer anywhere in the world. Students can also…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Distance Education, Internet, Teaching Methods
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Hemard, Dominique; White, Lorraine – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
Compares and evaluates problems encountered when designing hypermedia applications for second-language instruction using Guide 3.1 and ToolBook 1.5. The strengths and limitations of both authoring facilities are discussed and domain-specific recommendations for the optimum delivery of pedagogically-sound practice are provided. (six references)…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Hypermedia
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Tillman, Frank – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1997
The effects and potential of a hypermedia user's participation in fiction and film creation are discussed, focusing on how the technology can assist an individual in departing from conventional forms of reading and writing. Contemporary trends in hypermedia fiction are examined, and its use of creativity and intelligence are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Creativity, Fiction
Tomlin, Russell S.; Douglas, Sarah A. – 1989
This project developed computer-based language teaching software to assist beginning second language learners develop listening comprehension skills. Students interact with computer-based simulations of real world problems, which require their understanding of oral language provided by the computer system. The project embraced a communicative…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Andrews, Barbara S. – 1997
Second language teachers are encouraged to assign multimedia projects to their students. They are challenging for the student to create, can effectively reinforce learning, and are a fun way for students to practice language skills. Rather than have students draw a poster or write a paper, the teacher can assign a presentation using a combination…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Curriculum Development
Child, Jack – 1995
This paper assesses the impact of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in three American University undergraduate classes, a General Education survey course on Latin America (taught in English), and two Spanish language courses. The courses utilized both commercial software programs and software programs authored by faculty using Macintosh…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation
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