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The Role of EFL Learners' L2 Self-Identities, and Authenticity Gap on Their Intention to Continue LMOOCs: Insights from an Exploratory Partial Least Approach
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Amir Reza Rahimi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
A research study on the L2 Motivational Self-systems (L2MSS) and technology acceptance of Foreign Language Learners (EFL) in relation to Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) is warranted. In response, 336 Iranian EFL learners participated in three LMOOC platforms, learned language online in line with their language institutes, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, MOOCs
"More Like a Friend than a Teacher": Ideal Teachers and the Gig Economy for Online Language Learning
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Curran, Nathaniel Ming – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This article considers how language learners conceptualize their ideal teacher within the context of gig economy language platforms (GELPs). GELPs differ significantly from traditional language learning in that their users are able to change between teachers easily and also select teachers according to a far wider range of criteria than is…
Descriptors: Online Courses, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Towards the Promotion of Intercultural Competences: Telecollaborative Conversations between Kuwaiti and Colombian English as a Foreign Language University Students
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Alghasab, Maha; Alvarez-Ayure, Claudia Patricia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Telecollaboration in the language classroom promotes both second-language development and Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC). However, previous research identified its potential limitations, including instances of failure, misunderstanding, tension, and a reluctance to participate. The current study contributes to emerging literature…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning
Multi-Dimensional Foreign Language Education: The Case of an eTwinning Project in Turkey
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Demir, Nalan; Kayaoglu, M. Naci – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
eTwinning is a telecollaboration initiative which was launched in 2005 by the European Commission. Turkey joined the platform in 2009 with a number of schools, teachers and projects. However, there is still plenty of room for studies on the role of eTwinning in the field of EFL. Aiming to discover the role of eTwinning in a specific Turkish EFL…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries