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Breno Silva; Valentina Ragni; Agnieszka Otwinowska; Agnieszka Szarkowska – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
Existing research shows that identical cognates are read more quickly than noncognates. However, most studies focused on words presented in isolation or embedded in sentences. To address this gap, our exploratory eye-tracking study is the first to investigate the processing of cognates and noncognates in English subtitles. First, we tested whether…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Eye Movements
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Lenkaitis, Chesla Ann – Language Learning & Technology, 2022
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, "provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" (United Nations, 2020a). The SDGs, which include gender equality, quality education, and ending poverty, are those…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Social Justice, Videoconferencing, Computer Mediated Communication
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Scheffler, Pawel; Baranowska, Karolina – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
While there is ample research on the effect of exposure to foreign language (FL) video materials on developing vocabulary knowledge and listening skills, research on the impact of watching videos on acquiring pronunciation skills, especially in terms of both perception and production, is still in its infancy. This study investigates the effect of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes, Pronunciation
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Lodzikowski, Kacper – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
This is the first paper that provides correlational evidence about how interacting with an online allophonic transcription tool helps learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) to improve their phonological awareness. The study investigates 55 advanced ESL learners at a Polish university enrolled in a course in English phonetics and phonology.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Phonological Awareness, Scores, Second Language Learning
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Kurek, Malgorzata; Müller-Hartmann, Andreas – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This paper presents the findings of a three-cycle action research study (Nunan & Bailey, 2009) that investigated the role of teaching presence (TP) in nurturing a Community of Inquiry (CoI) in a teacher training virtual exchange delivered in blended format. The study covers three iterations of such an exchange between three different cohorts…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Grau, Maike Korinna; Turula, Anna – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This paper aims to contribute to the growing literature on how prospective foreign language teachers can learn to be successful telecollaborators. We investigate Polish and German TEFL students' perceptions of how they develop the competences, attitudes, and beliefs described by O'Dowd (2015) through experiential learning in a virtual exchange.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Wach, Aleksandra – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
This paper reports the results of an action research-based study that investigated participants' reflections on EFL learning and teaching in a computer-mediated communication (CMC)-based project. Forty pre-service teachers from two universities, in Poland and in Romania, exchanged emails on class-related topics; the email exchange was followed by…
Descriptors: Action Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning