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The Effect of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Learning-Language Lab versus Mobile-Assisted Learning
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Shih, Ru-Chu – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
In recent years, the rapid advancement of information technology has had a great impact on our daily life and changed the world in which we operate; in particular, mobile devices have become more portable and powerful than ever. As a result, mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and ubiquitous learning have been widely adopted in a variety of…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Electronic Learning, College Students, Language Laboratories
Idea Sharing: Do Students Learn Better through a More Entertaining Way? The Case of Taiwan EFL Students
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Lin, Chin Min; Wu, Chita – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
This article aims at sharing with the readers two ways of English vocabulary learning based upon a small-scale study conducted in Taiwan. The participants of this study were one hundred and three university students randomly chosen from universities in Taiwan. They received questionnaires and vocabulary teaching videos through e-mail or Facebook.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Digital Texts for Learning Finnish: Shared Resources and Emerging Practices
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Jalkanen, Juha; Vaarala, Heidi – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
Recent studies in the field of new literacies have indicated that a remarkable change in the way we access, consume, and produce information has taken place. The boundaries between concepts such as authorship and ownership have become blurred. This paper will deal with using digital texts in teaching reading comprehension on a university-level…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
Facebook-Induced Motivation Shifts in a French Online Course
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Aubry, James – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
This study explores the effects of instructor's self-disclosure using the Facebook social networking online platform on students' motivation types in an online language course. The participants were 104 beginning French students enrolled in an online French course at a major research university in the southeast U.S. The participants were divided…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Motivation, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Social Networks
A Pilot Study: Comparing the Use of Computer-Based Instruction Materials and Audio-Tape Materials in Practicing Chinese.
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Shiu, Ka-fai; Smaldino, Sharon E. – 1993
Computer-based and audio tape materials were compared for their effectiveness in helping students practice Chinese language lessons. Subjects were enrolled in an intensive elementary course in Mandarin Chinese. The textbook and audio tape were prepared by the Beijing Language Institute in China, and the computer-based material was developed by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiotape Recordings, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Timed versus At-Home Assessment Tests: Does Time Affect the Quality of Second Language Learners' Written Compositions?
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Kenworthy, Roger – TESL-EJ, 2006
This preliminary study examines what the effects of additional time and different media have upon the overall quality of English language learner's written assessment tests. Sixteen intermediate-level students (L1 Cantonese), enrolled at a satellite campus of an American university within Asia, manually wrote a 45-minute timed placement test in…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Tests, Timed Tests, Second Language Learning