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Lan, Yu-Ju; Tam, Van Thi Thu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2023
Using a smartphone is a very convenient way to learn languages in modern life. To understand the impact of the immersive environment created by a smartphone on essay writing in Chinese for second language learners, a study was conducted on 36 Vietnamese students in their first year at a university in Taiwan. This study adopted an experimental…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Guo, Siao-Cing; Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
This study aims to investigate the influence of story creation on young EFL learners' reading performance. Action research was adopted to examine the effects of two different story reading projects in a library setting in Taiwan. Each project comprised a group of 19 young EFL learner from Grades 4 to 6 (aged 10-12). The first group's activities…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Lin, Yen-Ting – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
The current study aimed at investigating how mobile seamless technology can be used to enhance the pragmatic competence of learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL). 34 overseas CSL learners participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into two groups: the classroom group, executing language tasks in fake contexts in a traditional…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Liu, Sarah Hsueh-Jui; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study reports on the differences in motivation, vocabulary gain, and perceptions on using or the Google Docs between individual and collaborative learning at a tertiary level. Two classes of English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited and each class was randomly assigned into one of the two groups--individuals or…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Web 2.0 Technologies, Student Motivation
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Lan, Yu-Ju – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Second Life (SL) for improving the oral output of overseas Chinese students learning Mandarin Chinese (hereafter referred to as Mandarin). More than 1000 overseas Chinese students attend a university in northern Taiwan every year to learn Mandarin as a heritage language after graduating…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Oral Language, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Sung, Yao-Ting; Chang, Kuo-En – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This paper reports the results of an action research-based study that adapted a mobile-supported cooperative reading system into regular English as a foreign language (EFL) classes at one Taiwanese elementary school. The current study was comprised of two stages: adaptation and evaluation. During the adaptation stage, a mobile-supported…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Handheld Devices, Language Teachers