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Direct linkAmanda K. Kibler; April S. Salerno; Elena Andrei – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2024
Several language dichotomies -- particularly the pervasive idea that "academic" language distinctly contrasts with "social" language -- have dominated teachers' thinking and discourse about language-related instructional practices in recent decades. Many researchers now question ramifications that binary thinking about language…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Academic Language
Download full textAbe, Makoto; Roever, Carsten – CALICO Journal, 2020
Employing a CA-inspired methodological approach, this study investigates L2 learners' interactional competence for dyadic interaction via text chat. Fifty-three dyads of Japanese learners of English at three proficiency levels (high, mid, and low) participated in this study, where they worked on three discussion tasks in L2 English. The data were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Computer Mediated Communication
Manegre, Marni – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2020
This study investigates how previous exposure to a foreign language and culture influences student performance in online knowledge-building tasks. As knowledge-building tasks allow students to share and distribute their knowledge; this study examines whether foreign language and culture knowledge is also distributed amongst the group. The study…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Cultural Awareness
Reynolds, Alexandra – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This small-scale study draws on a higher education context where French-speaking students, "in situ" at Bordeaux University, participated in the Sharing Perspectives Foundation's flagship "Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange" (E+VE) program (2018-2019). French-speaking students interacted in English on the topic of "Newcomers and…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Experience, Diaries, Exchange Programs
Abrams, Zsuzsanna I. – CALICO Journal, 2008
The present study offers a holistic and rich description (as recommended by Ellis, 1999b) of the sociopragmatic features of exchanges among first-year learners of German. Specifically, it examines the use of opening and closing sequences, patterns of topic assignment, and maintenance by participants in computer-mediated interactions in order to…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Discussion Groups, English (Second Language)
Yang, Yu-Fen; Hsieh, Pei-Yin – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
Many college students who study English as a Foreign Language (EFL) are less-proficient readers as they have few opportunities to negotiate their perspectives for creating meaning through peer questioning in onsite instruction. This study reports on using online peer questioning to enhance less-proficient college students' negotiation of meaning…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), College Students, Reading Comprehension, Language Proficiency
Shafie, Latisha Asmaak; Yaacob, Aizan; Singh, Paramjit Kaur Karpal – English Language Teaching, 2016
This qualitative research investigates the practice of lurking among English as a second language (ESL) learners in a Facebook group discussion. Lurking is a term used to describe the activity of following and observing any online discussions or activities without contributing to the discussions. Lurkers are often accused of being invisible and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Zhang, Zuochen; Kenny, Richard F. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
This case study explores the learning experiences of three international students who were enrolled in an online master's program offered by a large university in Canada. The aim of the study was to understand the international students' experiences with, and perspectives on, the online learning environment. Findings indicate that previous…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Cues, Distance Education
Nielsen, Brian – JALT CALL Journal, 2013
This study explores asynchronous online discussions as a learning strategy for Japanese EFL students from various perspectives. A text analysis of learner posts and replies was performed to determine the quantity, quality, and accuracy of the written language produced. Student participation rates during all four online exchanges were measured to…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Discussion Groups, Content Analysis, Games
Gunnels, Bridgette W. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
This article offers a critique of the lack of attention to the place of online course offerings in foreign language departments and/or distance education in general by the MLA's 2007 report on foreign language departments and their role in the academy. The article responds to how currently accessible technology (course management system platforms…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Language Proficiency
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory
