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Fan, Cheng-Yu; Chen, Gwo-Dong – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
Evidence indicates that graphic organizers, such as concept maps and argument maps, could help students develop a stronger argumentation ability and build effective argumentative structures. In this study, we designed a computer-aided argumentative essay writing system to assist students in learning structures of argumentation and in enhancing…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Persuasive Discourse, Essays, Writing Improvement
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Peng, Hongying; Jager, Sake; Lowie, Wander – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Mobile technologies provide opportunities for L2 learners to engage in complex interactions involving a multitude of cognitive, meta-cognitive, and affective factors. Understanding the process of learners' mobile language learning thus needs holistic approaches that integratively consider learner attributes and their interaction with mobile…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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García Botero, Gustavo; Botero Restrepo, Margarita Alexandra; Zhu, Chang; Questier, Frederik – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
Learners need diligence when going solo in technology-enhanced learning environments. Nevertheless, self-regulation and scaffolding are two under-researched concepts when it comes to mobile learning. To tackle this knowledge gap, this study focuses on self-regulation and scaffolding for mobile assisted language learning (MALL). Fifty-two students…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lin, Vivien; Liu, Gi-Zen; Chen, Nian-Shing – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The use of technology such as online software has been examined in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing contexts. However, few studies have incorporated context-aware ubiquitous technology into EFL writing instruction. To develop multimodal and digital literacy of target EFL undergraduates in this pilot project, the researchers designed and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Schemata (Cognition), Second Language Learning
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Xu, Yu-Jie; Chiou, Shang-Chia; You, Manlai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study explored interactive interface design for writing practice, feedback, and grading in Chinese character learning systems. In the experiment, 30 novice Chinese learners were invited to perform designated learning tasks on two different learning systems. Learning times and outcomes were measured. The results indicated that improvement of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Chinese, Orthographic Symbols
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Rachels, Jason R.; Rockinson-Szapkiw, Amanda J. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control group design was used to examine the effect of a mobile gamification application on third and fourth grade students' Spanish language achievement and student academic self-efficacy. In this study, the treatment group's Spanish language instruction was through the use of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Telecommunications
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Alvarez-Marinelli, Horacio; Blanco, Marta; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Stanley, Katherine; Fan, Yinan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study presents first-year findings of a 25-week longitudinal project derived from a two-year longitudinal randomized trial study at the elementary school level in Costa Rica on effective computer-assisted language learning (CALL) approaches in an English as a foreign language (EFL) setting. A pre-test-post-test experimental group design was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Limited English Speaking, Language Proficiency, Longitudinal Studies
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Ho, Caroline Mei Lin; Rappa, Natasha Anne; Chee, Yam San – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an innovative technologically mediated intervention for argumentation pedagogy in two classes comprising 17- to 18-year-old students in Singapore. The design research involves integrating the "Second Life" immersive virtual environment and web-based scaffolding through a customized…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Grade 12