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The Effect of Facebook Activities on Enhancing Oral Communication Skills for EFL Learners
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AlSaleem, Basmah Issa – International Education Studies, 2018
This study investigated the effect of utilizing Facebook activities on enhancing oral communication skills for English as Foreign Language learners (EFL) in the English Department at Yarmouk University, Jordan. Participants of the study were first year English Language Bachelor degree students who speak English as a foreign language. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Effects of Audio-Visual Recorded and Audio Recorded Listening Tasks on the Accuracy of Iranian EFL Learners' Oral Production
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Drood, Pooya; Asl, Hanieh Davatgari – English Language Teaching, 2016
The ways in which task in classrooms has developed and proceeded have receive great attention in the field of language teaching and learning in the sense that they draw attention of learners to the competing features such as accuracy, fluency, and complexity. English audiovisual and audio recorded materials have been widely used by teachers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Instruction, English (Second Language)
The Use of Technology as an Oral Achievement Testing Tool: Analysis of Students' Perceptions and Oral Performance in a Portuguese Language Program
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Santana-Paixao, Raquel C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Oral testing administration plays a significant role in foreign language programs aiming to foster the development of students' speaking abilities. With the development of language teaching software, the use of computer based recording tools are becoming increasingly used in language courses as an alternative to traditional face-to-face oral…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Portuguese, Second Language Learning
Mobile Instant Messaging: Whatsapp and Its Potential to Develop Oral Skills
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Andújar-Vaca, Alberto; Cruz-Martínez, Maria-Soledad – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2017
This study investigates the benefits of Mobile Mediated Communication (MMC) to develop oral skills in second-language learners. A total of 80 Spanish students taking a B1 English course at the University of Almería were studied in this research. According to treatment type, subjects were divided in two groups, experimental and control. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Mediated Communication
Does "Word Coach" Coach Words?
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Cobb, Tom; Horst, Marlise – CALICO Journal, 2011
This study reports on the design and testing of an integrated suite of vocabulary training games for Nintendo[TM] collectively designated "My Word Coach" (Ubisoft, 2008). The games' design is based on a wide range of learning research, from classic studies on recycling patterns to frequency studies of modern corpora. Its general usage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Educational Technology, Educational Games
Improve Oral Training: The Method of Innovation Assessment on English Speaking Performance
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Wang, Li-Jyu; Chang, Hung-Fan – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
The advantages of portfolios come from observing the student learning process and recording feedback. Students utilized their own learning portfolios to do learning assessment and self-correction. The research that has been done in Taiwan has shown that using a portfolio is effective in improving English speaking performances (ESP). The purpose of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Portfolios (Background Materials), Speech Communication