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Impacts of the Use of "Support Tools" on a Distance Language Learning Course
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Pradier, Vincent; Andronova, Olga – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This study is a temporary assessment of the impacts of the use of support tools as part of a distance language training course for non-specialist students implemented at the Diderot Paris VII University in 2011/2012. The study mainly focuses on the uses of the support tool "Sounds Right APP" and details the results of the analysis of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects, Technology Uses in Education
ESP Learners' Beliefs about CALL--A Qualitative Perspective
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Olejarczuk, Edyta – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
A considerable body of research has grown up on learners' perceptions of computer-assisted language learning, clearly a key consideration for curriculum designers and teachers involved in the planning and deployment of technology. This article aims to contribute to this work by focusing specifically on learners of English for Specific Purposes…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Beliefs, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Applying the Writing Scales of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" to the New HSK Test of Proficiency in Chinese: Realities, Problems and Some Suggestions for Chinese Language Teachers and Learners
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Hsiao, Ya Ping; Broeder, Peter – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This article explores levels of proficiency in Chinese with reference to the new HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) Chinese Proficiency Test and the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR). Special attention is given to learning and teaching the writing of Chinese characters and the use of Pinyin, a phonetic Romanization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Tests, Chinese, Language Proficiency