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Cardoso, Walcir; Waddington, David; Kiforo, Enos; Sénécal, Anne-Marie – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This study examined whether the pedagogical use of Spaceteam ESL (English as a Second Language), a digital "shouting" game, could contribute to the development of Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) among 71 English students in secondary schools in Mombasa, Kenya. Following a mixed-methods approach for data collection and analysis, we pre- and…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction
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Iino, Atsushi – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This study investigated the effects of High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) on beginner level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Japanese learners' perceptions and productions of the English fricatives /f/, /v/ and /?/. With the use of the computer program 'English Accent Coach' (EAC, Thomson, 2017), two groups of participants were engaged…
Descriptors: Phonetics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hirotani, Maki; Matsumoto, Kazumi; Fukada, Atsusi – Research-publishing.net, 2012
The present study examined various aspects of the development of learners' fluency in Japanese using a large set of speech samples collected over a long period, using an online speaking practice/assessment system called "Speak Everywhere." The purpose of the present study was to examine: (1) how the fluency related measures changed over…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Language Fluency, Novices, Second Language Learning
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Hashemi, Sylvana Sofkova; Bunting, Leona Johansson – Research-publishing.net, 2012
Recent investments in schools in Sweden focus on increased availability of technology and ways to incorporate digital media in the classroom. Via the computer screen, students are involved in a new type of writing and communication culture that allows for new approaches in literacy instruction and learning (Lorentzen & Smidt, 2010). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education