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Alamer, Abdullah; Al Khateeb, Ahmed – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
The study of language learners' motivation has long been considered a key, determining factor of success in second/foreign language acquisition. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), the more autonomously motivated learners are, the better they engage in an activity. To sustain autonomous motivation, the learners' basic psychological needs…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Yue Zhang; Guangxiang Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Informal digital learning of English (IDLE) is an increasingly important subfield of inquiry in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for its concentration on the language learning practices of the digital native EFL students in out-of-class contexts. Attention in mainstream research of IDLE has been directed to (meta)cognition, learning…
Descriptors: Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kiliçkaya, Ferit – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Although a plethora of research has been conducted on written corrective feedback and timing of feedback in various teaching and learning contexts, there is a paucity of research on learners' preferences regarding different online written corrective feedback. Such a lacuna becomes prominent in EFL contexts, especially in grammar classes, where…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Electronic Learning, Written Language
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Soraya García-Sánchez – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This research explores intralinguistic communicative mediation in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) online journal writing to enhance professional development through the co-construction of meaning. It accentuates research gaps specific to learning English in the field of law under the approach of collaborative Computer Assisted Language…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Law Students, Graduate Students
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Awada, Ghada M.; Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study set out to examine which peer review, face-to-face given orally or online given in writing, is more effective in improving the overall argumentative writing achievement of English as a foreign language (EFL) university learners. The study utilized an experimental design and reported on one experiment including online peer review (OLPR)…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), College Students
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Bai, Barry; Wang, Jing; Zhou, Huixuan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The present study reports on the effects of a self-regulated (SRL) writing strategy-based intervention supported with e-learning tools on SRL strategy use in English writing with 468 Hong Kong primary school students. The changes to the students' motivation in English writing, and their e-learning acceptance were also measured. The study adopted a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Students, Intervention
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Cohen, Cathy; Wigham, Ciara R. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
This study on online L2 interactions compares lexical word search between an audioconferencing and a videoconferencing condition. Nine upper-intermediate learners of English describe a previously unseen photograph in either the videoconferencing or the audioconferencing condition. A semantic feature analysis is adopted to compare their…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Tai, Kai-Hsin; Lin, Pei-Hsin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Students of Southeast Asian Heritage Learning Chinese (SSAHLC) in Taiwan have frequently demonstrated difficulty with traditional Chinese (a graphical character) radical recognition due to their limited exposure to the written language form since childhood. In this study, we designed a Chinese radical learning game (CRLG), which adopted a drill…
Descriptors: Motivation, Electronic Learning, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
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Lai, Chun; Gu, Mingyue – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
Current computer-assisted language learning (CALL) research has identified various potentials of technology for language learning. To realize and maximize these potentials, engaging students in self-initiated use of technology for language learning is a must. This study investigated Hong Kong university students' use of technology outside the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Learning Motivation, Self Management
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Chateau, Anne; Zumbihl, Helene – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
The flexible language learning system we have devised at our university combines different elements: individual work on a virtual learning environment, pair-work and counseling sessions. The implementation of the system involves a new conception of the different "actors" roles. Teachers become tutors or counselors with new specific…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teacher Role
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Wood, Peter – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
This article discusses the use of the General Architecture for Text Engineering (GATE) as a tool for the development of ICALL and NLP applications. It outlines a paradigm shift in software development, which is mainly influenced by projects such as the Free Software Foundation. It looks at standards that have been proposed to facilitate the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Natural Language Processing, Technological Advancement, Computer Assisted Instruction