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Chang, Peichin – ReCALL, 2012
Presenting a persuasive authorial stance is a major challenge for second language (L2) writers in writing academic research. Failure to present an effective authorial stance often results in poor evaluation, which compromises a writer's research potential. This study proposes a "textlinguistic" approach to advanced academic writing to complement a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Sentences, Internet, Academic Discourse
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Kosunen, Riitta – ReCALL, 2009
This paper presents a macro speech act analysis of computer-mediated conferencing on a university course on language pedagogy. Students read scholarly articles on language learning and discussed them online, in order to make sense of them collaboratively in preparation for a reflective essay. The study explores how the course participants made use…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Pragmatics, College Instruction, Content Analysis
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Kondo, Mutsumi; Ishikawa, Yasushige; Smith, Craig; Sakamoto, Kishio; Shimomura, Hidenori; Wada, Norihisa – ReCALL, 2012
This paper reports a project in which researchers at universities in Japan explored the use of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) practices by developing a learning module intended to help improve students' scores on the TOEIC Listening and Reading Tests. MALL practices are currently being developed at universities in Japan because almost…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Teaching Methods, Informal Education
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Kiernan, Patrick J.; Aizawa, Kazumi – ReCALL, 2004
Cell phones are now widespread in many countries including Japan where we teach, and are particularly popular among university students. Although they can be a distraction in the classroom, functions such as Internet access and e-mail capability have transformed them into sophisticated communication tools. But are they also potentially useful in…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Educational Resources
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Cushion, Steve – ReCALL, 2004
There are now many CALL authoring packages that can create interactive websites and a large number of language teachers are writing materials for the whole range of such packages. Currently, each product stores its data in different formats thus hindering interoperability, pooling of digital resources and moving between software packages based in…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Standards
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Basanta, Carmen Perez – ReCALL, 2004
This paper presents an online course for assessing and developing lexical competence which grew out of one simple question: How many words do our students have? We start by highlighting the importance of vocabulary teaching in the second language learning process and the beneficial effects of multimedia on developing lexis. The first response to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy, Vocabulary Development