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Yuko Hayashi; Yusuke Kondo; Yutaka Ishii – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: This study builds a new system for automatically assessing learners' speech elicited from an oral discourse completion task (DCT), and evaluates the prediction capability of the system with a view to better understanding factors deemed influential in predicting speaking proficiency scores and the pedagogical implications of the system.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Japanese
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Lee, Ju Seong; Xie, Qin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study (1) used a person-centered approach to identify specific subgroups of 1,265 EFL learners who participated in Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) activities, and (2) looked at how different IDLE profiles are related to important affective variables. Design/Methodology: To identify IDLE profiles, we used cluster analysis.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Huang, Shu; Renandya, Willy A. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This article reports on an exploratory study which investigated the impact of automated feedback in a writing class among some Chinese EFL university learners who were at a lower language level. In particular, the study explored the students' perceptions of Pigai, the largest and most popular locally designed automated writing evaluation system…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), College Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ngo, Huong; Spooner-Lane, Rebecca; Mergler, Amanda – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Despite the plethora of literature examining higher education students' motivation to learn a second language, it is not known if students who choose to study English as their major differ from those who are required to study English as the minor component of their wider degree. Drawing on self-determination theory, this paper reports on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Majors (Students), Nonmajors, English (Second Language)