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Perez-Paredes, Pascual; Sanchez-Tornel, Maria; Calero, Jose Maria Alcaraz; Jimenez, Pilar Aguado – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
Much of the research into language learners' use of corpus resources has been conducted by means of indirect observation methodologies, like questionnaires or self-reports. While this type of study provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on the benefits and limitations of using corpora to teach and learn language, the use of indirect…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Web Sites, Internet, English (Second Language)
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Chang, Wen-Li; Sun, Yu-Chih – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
The present study investigates the effects of scaffolding and web concordancers on students' proofreading performance. The study addresses the following research questions: (1) How does a concordancer search enhance students' proofreading performance? (2) How does scaffolding for concordancer searches enhance students' proofreading performance?…
Descriptors: Proofreading, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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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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Chan, Tun-pei; Liou, Hsien-Chin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This study investigates the influence of using five web-based practice units on English verb-noun collocations with the design of a web-based Chinese-English bilingual concordancer (keyword retrieval program) on collocation learning. Thirty-two college EFL students participated by taking a pre-test and two post-tests, and responding to a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Internet, English (Second Language), Indexes