NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ishikawa, Yasushige; Akahane-Yamada, Reiko; Smith, Craig; Kondo, Mutsumi; Tsubota, Yasushi; Dantsuji, Masatake – Research-publishing.net, 2015
This paper reports on a research project in a university English as Foreign Language (EFL) program in Japan which explored ways to sustain active participation in e-learning tasks. The tasks were intended to improve students' scores on the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), a test used by businesses to make hiring decisions.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ishikawa, Yasushige; Kondo, Mutsumi; Akahane-Yamada, Reiko; Smith, Craig; Hatakeda, Hiroshi; Wada, Norihisa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This paper reports on the use of can-do statements (CDS) for the development of learning materials to prepare Japanese university students for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). These learning materials have been made available on ATR CALL BRIX (http://www.atr-lt.jp/products/brix/index.html), a wwwbased courseware with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Berns, Anke; Valero-Franco, Concepción – Research-publishing.net, 2013
This paper presents the results of an ongoing study which has been carried out with a group of German Foreign Language students at the University of Cadiz since 2012. The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of videogame-like applications on foreign language learning and their motivational potential to increase learning beyond the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Active Learning, Educational Games, Courseware
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Saeidi, Mahnaz; Yusefi, Mahsa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This study is an attempt to examine the effect of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on reading comprehension in an Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It was hypothesized that CALL has an effect on reading comprehension. Forty female learners of English at intermediate level after administering a proficiency test were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)