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Arispe, Kelly; Burston, Jack – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This pedagogical implementation study advocates for performance-driven assessments to help learners become aware of and improve upon presentational speaking skills at the advanced level. A social media content creation tool, Adobe Spark Video, enabled learners to practice oral skills outside of class. The task design, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Advanced Students, Speech Skills, Social Media
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Collentine, Karina – Language Learning & Technology, 2009
Second language acquisition (SLA) researchers strive to understand the language and exchanges that learners generate in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). Doughty and Long (2003) advocate replacing open-ended SCMC with task-based language teaching (TBLT) design principles. Since most task-based SCMC (TB-SCMC) research addresses an…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Second Language Instruction