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The Effect of Prosody Instruction in Developing Listening Comprehension Skills by Interpreter Trainees: Does Methodology Matter?
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Yenkimaleki, Mahmood; van Heuven, Vincent J.; Moradimokhles, Hossein – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
In the present study, three groups of interpreter trainees were formed, two experimental groups, i.e., blended prosody instruction (BPI) and computer-assisted prosody training (CAPT), and one control group (CON). In this experiment the participants took part in a four-week teaching program for 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), i.e., 16 hours…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Computer Software, Pronunciation Instruction
Using "VoiceThread" for Extended Independent Practice in Giving Short Academic Presentations
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Heejin Chang; Scott Windeatt – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study investigates the potential of "VoiceThread" (VT) as a learning tool in order to enhance learners' performance and confidence, and to provide the basis for continuing independent practice. The participants were students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds on a 10-week English for Academic Purposes (EAP)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Audio Equipment, Computer Software
The Impact of Intelligent Personal Assistants on Adolescent EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension
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Tzu-Yu Tai; Howard Hao-Jan Chen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) has emerged as a valuable tool for EFL learning by offering interactive authentic contexts. Although IPA is believed to be motivational and useful, empirical evidence is limited and contradictory, especially the efficacy of listening comprehension. Therefore, the study investigated the impact of IPA on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Adolescents, Listening Comprehension
A State-of-the-Art Review of the Modes and Effectiveness of Multimedia Input for Second and Foreign Language Learning
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Zhang, Ruofei; Zou, Di – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Multimedia technology has been advancing the development of second/foreign language learning over the past two decades. Multimedia input (e.g. text, images, audio, animation, and captions/subtitles) has been extensively investigated and applied as facilitative in second/foreign language education. The increasing recognition and application appear…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Effects of Video Captioning on EFL Vocabulary Learning and Listening Comprehension
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Hsieh, Yufen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study investigated how video caption type affected vocabulary learning and listening comprehension of low-intermediate Chinese-speaking learners of English. Each video was presented twice with one of the five caption types: (1) no caption (NC), (2) full caption with no audio (FCNA), (3) full caption (FC), (4) full caption with highlighted…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Conceptualizing Feedback in Computer-Based L2 Language Listening
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Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica Stella – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This paper reports the results of three independent qualitative case studies that examined interactions with feedback as L2 listeners worked in self-regulated environments. Data on high-intermediate learners of English were collected from case studies conducted in Australia, Colombia and Chile. Results show that L2 listeners across case studies…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Intelligent Personal Assistants: Can They Understand and Be Understood by Accented L2 Learners?
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Moussalli, Souheila; Cardoso, Walcir – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
Second/foreign language (L2) classrooms do not always provide opportunities for input and output practice [Lightbown, P. M. (2000). Classroom SLA research and second language teaching. Applied Linguistics, 21(4), 431-462]. The use of smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and its associated voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant (IPA) Alexa…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Pronunciation, Native Language, Listening Comprehension