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Nicolaidou, Iolie; Pissas, Petros; Boglou, Dimitrios – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Virtual Reality applications are predicted to create a paradigm shift in education, but there is little empirical evidence of their educational value. Virtual Reality affordances to support language learning have not yet been realized. This quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of a Virtual Reality application on foreign language…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Chin-Hsi Lin; Keyi Zhou; Shiyun Yang; Zhong Sun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Mobile technology is one of the most important approaches to facilitating vocabulary learning. However, despite an increasing use of mobile devices for this purpose, there is currently no dedicated evaluation framework to examine whether the vocabulary-learning applications on the market are well designed. Building on prior research from the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Repetto, Claudia; Di Natale, Anna Flavia; Villani, Daniela; Triberti, Stefano; Germagnoli, Serena; Riva, Giuseppe – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
The large-scale diffusion of tablets and smartphones in the last decades offered new opportunities to broaden educational strategies. In particular, the Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) emerged as a promising approach leveraging the widespread availability of portable devices. In this study we investigated the feasibility and efficacy of a…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies, Instructional Effectiveness
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Song, Yanjie; Hwang, Gwo-Jen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
Despite seamless vocabulary learning studies having been implemented for about 10 years, little is known about what seamless vocabulary learning studies are, how they were conducted, what the learning outcomes were, or the issues and trends of seamless vocabulary learning. This literature review aimed at addressing these questions. Adopting…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Theories, Research Reports, Educational Trends
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Lin, Chih-Cheng; Yu, Ya-Chuan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Previous studies of multimedia presentations have determined the effects of the combination of text and pictures on vocabulary learning, but not those of the sound of new words. This study was intended to confirm those previous findings from the integration of mobile technologies and the approach of cognitive load. It adopted a within-subjects…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Vocabulary Development
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Lai, Arthur – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Immersion has been an acclaimed approach for second-language acquisition, but is not available to most students. The idea of this study was to create a mobile immersion environment on a smartphone using a mobile instant messenger, WhatsApp™. Forty-five Form-1 (7th grade) students divided into the Mobile Group and Control Group participated in a…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods
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Wu, Ting-Ting – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Learning English by reading articles on multimedia e-book devices can assist students in improving their vocabulary and in understanding the associations among vocabulary, textual meaning, and paragraph composition. Adaptive integration of reading technologies and strategies not only strengthens their language ability and reading comprehension,…
Descriptors: Diaries, Electronic Publishing, Reading Comprehension, Guidance
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Lin, Chih-cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Previous studies on electronic textbooks were all survey studies of college students in the U.S.A. Their main findings revealed that using electronic textbooks and using print textbooks showed no statistical differences in learning achievements. As mobile devices became popular in classrooms, the present study was intended to confirm the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Handheld Devices, Electronic Publishing
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Chen, Chih-Ming; Li, Yi-Lun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2010
Because learning English is extremely popular in non-native English speaking countries, developing modern assisted-learning schemes that facilitate effective English learning is a critical issue in English-language education. Vocabulary learning is vital within English learning because vocabulary comprises the basic building blocks of English…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Sentences, Leisure Time, Learning Modalities