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Eftekhari, Maryam; Sotoudehnama, Elaheh – ReCALL, 2018
Compared to traditional pen-and-paper presentation of information, computer-assisted argument mapping seems to be more efficient in developing lower order thinking skills such as memory and comprehension. The present study investigated the impact of argument map construction and reading via computer versus pen and paper on English as a foreign…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Concept Mapping, Reading Comprehension
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Sato, Takeshi; Matsunuma, Mitsuyasu; Suzuki, Akio – ReCALL, 2013
Our study aims to optimize a multimedia application for vocabulary learning for English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Our study is based on the concept that difficulty in reading a text in a second language is due to the need for more working memory for word decoding skills, although the working memory must also be used for text comprehension…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Short Term Memory
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Mohsen, Mohammed Ali; Balakumar, M. – ReCALL, 2011
This article reviews the literature of multimedia glosses in computer assisted language learning (CALL) and their effects on L2 vocabulary acquisition during the past seventeen years. Several studies have touched on this area to examine the potential of multimedia in a CALL environment in aiding L2 vocabulary acquisition. In this review, the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Lwo, Laurence; Lin, Michelle Chia-Tzu – ReCALL, 2012
This study aims to explore the impact of different captions on second language (L2) learning in a computer-assisted multimedia context. A quasi-experimental design was adopted, and a total of thirty-two eighth graders selected from a junior high school joined the study. They were systematically assigned into four groups based on their proficiency…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Layout (Publications), Grade 8
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Al-Shehri, Saleh; Gitsaki, Christina – ReCALL, 2010
Cognitive load theory has been utilized by second language acquisition (SLA) researchers to account for differences in learner performance with regards to different learning tasks. Certain instructional designs were shown to have an impact on cognitive load and working memory, and this impact was found to be accentuated in a multimedia environment…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Instructional Design, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Lim, Kang-Mi; Shen, Hui Zhong – ReCALL, 2006
This study examined the impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on Korean TAFE (Technical and Further Education) college students in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading classroom in terms of their perceptions of learning environment and their reading performance. The study compared CALL and traditional reading classes over…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning