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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
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Hsieh, Yufen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study investigated how video caption type affected vocabulary learning and listening comprehension of low-intermediate Chinese-speaking learners of English. Each video was presented twice with one of the five caption types: (1) no caption (NC), (2) full caption with no audio (FCNA), (3) full caption (FC), (4) full caption with highlighted…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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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
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Mohsen, Mohammed Ali – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Several types of help options have been incorporated into reading and listening comprehension activities to aid second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition. Textbook authors, teachers, and sometimes even students may pick and choose which help options they wish to use. In this paper, I investigate the effects of two help options in a multimedia…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Recall (Psychology), Reading Comprehension
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Abraham, Lee B. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
Language learners have unprecedented opportunities for developing second language literacy skills and intercultural understanding by reading authentic texts on the Internet and in multimedia computer-assisted language learning environments. This article presents findings from a meta-analysis of 11 studies of computer-mediated glosses in second…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Effect Size, Educational Technology
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Duquette, Lise; Renie, Delphine; Laurier, Michel – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1998
Describes a small-sample study (n=78) that examined vocabulary acquisition by learners of French-as-a-Second-Language in different learning environments. Vocabulary gains made by a group of learners in a multimedia context were assessed against gains made by two control groups, one of which used video support. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, French, Multimedia Instruction