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Heejin Chang; Scott Windeatt – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study investigates the potential of "VoiceThread" (VT) as a learning tool in order to enhance learners' performance and confidence, and to provide the basis for continuing independent practice. The participants were students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds on a 10-week English for Academic Purposes (EAP)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Audio Equipment, Computer Software
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Ward, Nigel G.; Escalante, Rafael; Al Bayyari, Yaffa; Solorio, Thamar – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2007
Good listeners generally produce back-channel feedback, that is, short utterances such as "uh-huh" which signal active listening. As the rules governing back-channeling vary from language to language, second-language learners may need help acquiring this skill. This paper is an initial exploration of how to provide this. It presents a training…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Listening Skills, Feedback (Response), Auditory Stimuli