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Exploring the Relationships between Learners' Engagement, Autonomy, and Academic Performance in an English Language MOOC
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Yuanlan Jiang; Jian-E Peng – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
Language learner engagement, which is receiving increased attention, has predominantly focused on offline classroom contexts, while learner engagement in language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) remains under-explored. This study was conducted on a College English MOOC with the purpose of examining learner engagement and its relations with…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Personal Autonomy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Revisiting Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE): A Structural Equation Modeling Approach in a University EFL Context
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Yue Zhang; Guangxiang Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Informal digital learning of English (IDLE) is an increasingly important subfield of inquiry in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for its concentration on the language learning practices of the digital native EFL students in out-of-class contexts. Attention in mainstream research of IDLE has been directed to (meta)cognition, learning…
Descriptors: Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Examining the Impacts of Learner Backgrounds, Proficiency Level, and the Use of Digital Devices on Informal Digital Learning of English: An Explanatory Mixed-Method Study
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Yue Zhang; Guangxiang Leon Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
In Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), the relationship between learner background and classroom-based digital language learning has been widely studied; however, little attention has been directed to informal digital learning of English (IDLE), a crucial subdomain of inquiry of CALL. Building on our prior IDLE study, this explanatory…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning