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Zhang, Ying – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The adoption of computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been growing as an effective approach to facilitating second language (L2) and foreign language (FL) acquisition. Existing literature implementing CMC has investigated the efficacy of various devices, including video conferencing, emails, and virtual worlds. Nevertheless, few studies have…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Computer Mediated Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Man, Deliang; Lee, Kok Yueh; Chau, Meng Huat; Smidt, Esther – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
The advent of technology has facilitated the study of language development and writing development in the form of learner corpora. While learner corpus studies have flourished in recent years, few consider evaluative language development. This paper reports on a study which examines the use of evaluative that-clauses, a linguistic structure that…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lai, Hongling; Wang, Dianjian; Ou, Xiancai – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This empirical study investigates the effects of different caption modes on the content and vocabulary comprehension by Chinese English learners with different levels of English proficiency. The results show that the full captioned group performed better on content comprehension than the keyword group, while no significant difference was found on…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wu, Shaoqun; Fitzgerald, Alannah; Yu, Alex; Witten, Ian – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Learning collocations is one of the most challenging aspects of language learning as there are literally hundreds of thousands of possibilities for combining words. Corpus consultation with concordancers has been recognized in the literature as an established way for language learners to study and explore collocations at their own pace and in…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Computational Linguistics, Indexes, English (Second Language)
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Kim, Byoung Gwan; Shim, Hye Rin – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
This study investigated the optimal conditions under which foreign language learning takes place using a smartphone. The authors proposed that two factors, chunking and imagery, would increase language learning. On the basis of previous findings, they formulated three hypotheses: (a) the use of images will have a positive effect on learning…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Independent Study, Grade 7, English (Second Language)
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Shih, Ya-Chun – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study incorporated Google Street View into a 3D virtual environment, known as VECAR, in which EFL learners controlled their avatars to learn vocabulary in a context of New York City. New York City's Times Square is full of real-life materials, realia, which can be used to assist situated incidental vocabulary learning and to connect…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)