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Muzakki Bashori; Roeland van Hout; Helmer Strik; Catia Cucchiarini – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Speaking skills generally receive little attention in traditional English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms, and this is especially the case in secondary education in Indonesia. A vocabulary deficit and poor pronunciation skills hinder learners in their efforts to improve speaking proficiency. In the present study, we investigated the effects…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Audio Equipment, Video Technology
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Bueno-Alastuey, M. Camino; Nemeth, Katalin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
To date, several studies have investigated the potential benefits of using Quizlet and podcasts for vocabulary development. However, they have mainly focused on the use of available material, and its effects on receptive vocabulary acquisition and students' motivation. In contrast, relatively little has been done to study the effects of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Audio Equipment, Receptive Language, Expressive Language
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Rasti-Behbahani, Amin; Shahbazi, Maryam – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This study investigates the probable effect of a digital game-based vocabulary learning (DGBVL) task on the acquisition of some components of a word knowledge framework. In so doing, 124 Persian speakers (56 males and 68 females) were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group participants completed a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Comparative Analysis, Task Analysis
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Ahmadi, Alireza; Sahragard, Rahman; Babaie Shalmani, Hamed – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
The present study aimed to examine whether agent-based instruction would privilege English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners any better than mainstream approaches (e.g. analogical reasoning, guessing from context, image formation, semantic analysis, etc.) when it comes to the teaching of English idioms. It also sought to explore whether…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
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Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Marefat, Hamideh; Saeedakhtar, Afsaneh – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Collocational competence is recognized to be integral to native-like L2 performance, and concordancing can be of assistance in gaining this competence. This study reports on an investigation into the effect of symmetrical and asymmetrical scaffolding on the collocational competence of Iranian intermediate learners of English in the context of…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
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Li, Jia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
A substantial amount of literature regarding first language (L1) acquisition has shown that reading for meaning significantly contributes to vocabulary expansion and strongly relates to overall academic success. Research in the English as a Second Language (ESL) context, however, has presented mixed results, in particular for recent immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Assisted Instruction, Word Recognition, Monolingualism