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Jodi M. Tommerdahl; Chrystal Sapphire Dragonflame; Amanda A. Olsen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
A systematic review examining the efficacy of commercially available foreign language-learning apps (FLL) was completed. A database search of ERIC, PsychINFO, and LearnTechLib produced 1,786 journal articles. After applying specific inclusion and exclusion criteria based on Burston's seminal study (2015) requiring a minimum number of 10…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chen, Hao-Jan Howard; Lai, Shu-Li; Lee, Ken-Yi; Yang, Christine Ting-Yu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Knowledge of collocations is essential for English academic writing. However, there are few academic collocation referencing tools available and there is a pressing need to develop more. In this paper, we will introduce the ACOP (Academic Collocations and Phrases Search Engine), a newly developed corpus-based tool to search large academic corpora.…
Descriptors: Academic Language, English for Academic Purposes, Phrase Structure, Computational Linguistics
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Sha, Guoquan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
Data-driven learning (DDL), or corpus-based language learning, involves the learner in an exploratory task to discover appropriate expressions or collocates regarding his writing. However, the problematic units of meaning in each learner's writing are so diverse that conventional corpora often prove futile. The search engine Google with the…
Descriptors: Written Language, Search Engines, Second Language Learning, Computational Linguistics