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Fehr, Charles N.; Davison, Mark L.; Graves, Michael F.; Sales, Gregory C.; Seipel, Ben; Sekhran-Sharma, Sarah – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
Vocabulary knowledge is of fundamental importance to reading comprehension, and many students lack the vocabulary knowledge necessary to facilitate learning to read. A study was conducted to determine the effects of an individualized, online vocabulary program on picture vocabulary test scores. Elementary summer school students (N = 43), entering…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Scores
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Esit, Omer – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
This study investigated the effectiveness of an intelligent computer-assisted language learning (ICALL) program on Turkish learners' vocabulary learning. Within the scope of this research, an ICALL application with a morphological analyser (Your Verbal Zone, YVZ) was developed and used in an English language preparatory class to measure its…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Vocabulary Development
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Abraham, Lee B. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
Language learners have unprecedented opportunities for developing second language literacy skills and intercultural understanding by reading authentic texts on the Internet and in multimedia computer-assisted language learning environments. This article presents findings from a meta-analysis of 11 studies of computer-mediated glosses in second…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Effect Size, Educational Technology
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Ranalli, Jim – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
With their realistic animation, complex scenarios and impressive interactivity, computer simulation games might be able to provide context-rich, cognitively engaging virtual environments for language learning. However, simulation games designed for L2 learners are in short supply. As an alternative, could games designed for the mass-market be…
Descriptors: Computers, Games, Computer Simulation, Virtual Classrooms
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Kaur, Jagdish; Hegelheimer, Volker – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
Concordancing in the classroom is fairly a new approach that has emerged with the use of corpora in language learning. In a concordance, language is presented in an authentic context; learners are able to examine a key word in the context of a string of sentences which can exemplify the use of that particular word. This exploratory study examined…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training
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O Donaill, Caoimhin; Coinnigh, Marcas Mac – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2006
The intention of this paper is to explore the issue of the availability and suitability of language learning materials for third level Irish language degree programs. A general outline of resources currently available is given and some tentative ideas are put forward on how the resource gap may begin to be bridged using CALL. Two trialled methods…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Irish, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning