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Yamashita, Taichi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
The present quasi-experimental study investigated the comparative effects of metalinguistic clue (MC) and metalinguistic explanation (ME) on the accurate use of Japanese transaction expressions. The study recruited 25 learners in a second-semester Japanese course (i.e. non-introduced group) and 17 students in a fourth-semester course (i.e.…
Descriptors: Cues, Metalinguistics, Prior Learning, Oral Language
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Patten, Iomi; Edmonds, Lisa A. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
The present study examines the effects of training native Japanese speakers in the production of American /r/ using spectrographic visual feedback. Within a modified single-subject design, two native Japanese participants produced single words containing /r/ in a variety of positions while viewing live spectrographic feedback with the aim of…
Descriptors: Japanese, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Visual Stimuli
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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