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Albertson, Brendon – Research-publishing.net, 2021
A Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) application, TextMix, was developed as a proof-of-concept for applying Natural Language Processing (NLP) sentence chunking techniques to creating 'sentence scramble' learning tasks. TextMix addresses limitations of existing applications for creating sentence scrambles by using NLP to parse and scramble…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Natural Language Processing, Sentences
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Lotherington, Heather – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
A recent survey of top-rated mobile(-assisted) language learning (MALL) apps revealed four front-runners on the digital marketplace: three proprietary language course apps: duolingo, Babbel, busuu, and one flashcard/spaced repetition system (SRS): Memrise (Lotherington, 2017). The survey was followed by empirical studies of the embedded…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology
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Liu, Xing – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Despite a large body of literature on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), studies on young children's usage of media technology in China are still scant. This paper characterises the variations in Chinese parental acceptance and intent to continue related to their children's use of web-based English as a Foreign Language (EFL) technologies. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Educational Technology, Second Language Instruction
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Andújar, Alberto – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The present research represents a longitudinal investigation into Mobile Instant Messaging to develop second language skills. WhatsApp application was selected as the chat-based communication tool to carry out this study, which focuses on writing and speaking skills' development. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to tackle students…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Tanaka, Hiroya; Ohnishi, Akio; Urano, Ken; Ozawa, Shinya; Nakanishi, Daisuke – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This paper reports on the learning framework integrating a web e-portfolio and two mobile applications. It also reports on a preliminary study on how learners used different systems or materials to study for vocabulary tests in a particular general English course at a Japanese university, and how they recognized the usefulness of each system and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
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Montaner-Villalba, Salvador – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This research focuses on vocabulary acquisition in foreign language learning. The latest trends of teaching as well as the huge advance of technology allow teachers to utilize online and mobile applications through diverse apps. This quasi-experimental design research investigated Quizlet, in its mobile version, on vocabulary acquisition in…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Komppa, Johanna; Kotilainen, Lari – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This paper discusses the possibilities for Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in the workplace. We present an on-going project on developing a language learning application Appla and report on a pilot study of its use. The Appla application is based on speech recognition: it records and transcribes the ongoing interaction the language…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Lindström, Nataliya Berbyuk; Hashemi, Sylvana Sofkova; Bartram, Lorna; Bradley, Linda – Research-publishing.net, 2017
The paper reports on the availability and use of mobile resources by newly arrived Arabic migrants in Sweden, and how the resources meet migrants' integration needs. Analysis of websites and applications (hereafter apps) in combination with focus group interviews is used. Results show that though a variety of resources are available, translation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Web Sites
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Kennedy, Olivia – Research-publishing.net, 2018
Problematic smartphone usage has been widely recognized (e.g. Al-Barashidi, Bouazza, & Jabur, 2015; Chóliz, 2012). However, few researchers have investigated the relationship between students' feelings towards their smartphones and their acceptance of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL). This exploratory study of thirty-six Japanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
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Kassim, Samar; Witkin, Neil; Stone, Adam – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The aim of this study was to discover what potential benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) use students perceived in comparison to smartphone use in an English-speaking activity. Two surveys were conducted over three interventions in order to ascertain these student perceptions. Ten students enrolled in an elective English class at a Japanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Bárcena, Elena; Read, Timothy; Underwood, Joshua; Obari, Hiroyuki; Cojocnean, Diana; Koyama, Toshiko; Pareja-Lora, Antonio; Calle, Cristina; Pomposo, Lourdes; Talaván, Noa; Ávila-Cabrera, José; Ibañez, Ana; Vermeulen, Anna; Jordano, María; Arús-Hita, Jorge; Rodríguez, Pilar; Castrillo, María Dolores; Kétyi, Andras; Selwood, Jaime; Gaved, Mark; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes – Research-publishing.net, 2015
In this paper, experiences from different research groups illustrate the state-of-the-art of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (henceforth, MALL) in formal and non-formal education. These research samples represent recent and on-going progress made in the field of MALL at an international level and offer encouragement for practitioners who are…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
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Bowles, Michael – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
According to research findings, learners who are about to commence an undergraduate degree course with English as the medium of instruction (EMI), require a minimum English vocabulary size in order to decode and comprehend the academic texts that they have to read (Hazenberg and Hulstijn, 1996; Staehr, 2008; Laufer and Ravenhorst-Kalovski, 2010;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affordances, Electronic Learning, Vocabulary Development
Uther, Maria; Banks, Adrian – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
This study investigates the influence of sensory and cognitive affordances on the usability of mobile devices for multimedia language learning applications. An audio-based learning application--the "Vowel Trainer" (audio-based speech app), developed by University College London was chosen, against a comparison, text and picture-based…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Guetta, Lea, Ed.; Hughes, Neil, Ed.; Reisenleutner, Sandra, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
This volume examines many of the complex issues regarding the language skills and professional competencies acquired by students studying Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at universities in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It also outlines the innovative pedagogical strategies, methods, and resources employed by language academics to help…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Language Teachers
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Pareja-Lora, Antonio; Arús-Hita, Jorge; Read, Timothy; Rodríguez-Arancón, Pilar; Calle-Martínez, Cristina; Pomposo, Lourdes; Martín-Monje, Elena; Bárcena, Elena – Research-publishing.net, 2013
In this short paper, we present some initial work on Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) undertaken by the ATLAS research group. ATLAS embraced this multidisciplinary field cutting across Mobile Learning and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as a natural step in their quest to find learning formulas for professional English that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English for Special Purposes, Handheld Devices
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