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Jeff Coon – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Generic statements are a fundamental linguistic tool for efficiently passing along information. Yet they can leave a lot unsaid, such as how broadly they apply. In this dissertation, I examine how generic statements work as a pedagogical tool. To do so, I use the esport "League of Legends" as a naturalistic experimental setting in which…
Descriptors: Athletics, Electronic Learning, Psycholinguistics, Novices
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Kerras, Nassima; Salhi, Salah Eddine – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The study deals with the subject of learning languages online. Many studies (Chelghoum & Chelghoum, 2020; Arabeche & Soudani, 2021) have been carried out over the last year to investigate the needs of the pedagogical changes as a result of the world health situation. The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc all over the globe. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Szerszen, Pawel; Romanowski, Piotr – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2018
The aim of the present paper is to analyse the extent to which contemporary e-learning solutions support the development of intercultural competence in the didactics of specialist languages. A special consideration will be given to those solutions which use e-learning modules. A few remarks concerning the terminology of intercultural competence as…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Modules, Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education
Katherine Yaw – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In communication between first (L1) and second (L2) language users, the default has long been for L2 speakers to assume most, if not all, responsibility for adjusting their speech to accommodate their interlocutor. This not only places an undue burden on the speaker, but also furthers the assumption of listener passivity in communication. One…
Descriptors: Dialects, Pronunciation, Listening Comprehension, Second Languages
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Schwieter, John W. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Ensuring that students spend time preparing for class has always been one of the challenges of teaching. Indeed, when students are given an assignment that they are required to do before coming to the next lecture--whether it be written exercises or just studying--one wonders how often they are actually doing it. There are many ways in which…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Blended Learning
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Games, Ivan Alex – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article presents the results of a three-year study of "Gamestar Mechanic" (www.gamestarmechanic.com), a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game developed for the MacArthur Foundation's digital media learning initiative by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Gamelab in New York. The game's objective is to help children…
Descriptors: Design, Role Playing, Discourse Analysis, Thinking Skills