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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
Types, Purposes, and Effectiveness of State-of-the-Art Technologies for Second and Foreign Language Learning
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Zhang, Ruofei; Zou, Di – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Digital technologies have been widely used to enhance language learning, the effectiveness of which has been acknowledged in the literature. With the rapid development of digital devices and technologies, increasing technologies have been used in the most recent several years, leading to more diversified approaches to language education. This…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Impact of Using Machine Translation on EFL Students' Writing
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Lee, Sangmin-Michelle – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
Although it remains controversial, machine translation (MT) has gained popularity both inside and outside of the classroom. Despite the growing number of students using MT, little is known about its use as a pedagogical tool in the EFL classroom. The present study investigated the role of MT as a CALL tool in EFL writing. Most studies on MT as a…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
MALL: The Pedagogical Challenges
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Burston, Jack – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
In this paper the development of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) over the past 20 years is reviewed with a particular focus on the pedagogical challenges facing its exploitation. Following a consideration of the definition of mobile learning, the paper describes the dominant mobile technologies upon which MALL applications have been…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Effects of Storytelling to Facilitate EFL Speaking Using Web-Based Multimedia System
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Shadiev, Rustam; Hsu, Jung-Lung; Huang, Yueh-Min; Hsu, Guo-Liang; Lin, Yi-Chun – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study applied storytelling in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom in order to promote speaking skills. Students were asked to practice speaking EFL through producing individual and interactive stories with a Web-based multimedia system. We aimed to investigate an effectiveness of applying individual and interactive storytelling…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Animation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Influence of Cognitive Styles on the Effectiveness of a Multimedia Tutor.
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Crosby, Martha E.; Iding, Marie K. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1997
A study with 45 high school seniors investigated the relationship between performance in a computer-based 10-lesson science tutorial program and students' Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) profiles. Results indicate performance differences in the program's two phases (knowledge acquisition and knowledge application) for all MBTI scales,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation, High School Students