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The Impact of Mobile Resources on Enhancing Lifelong Learning among Chinese Undergraduate EFL Students: A Gender-Based Exploration
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Li Liu; Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma; Salasiah Che Lah – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online education, including mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). Extensive research has examined various aspects of MALL; there remains a gap in understanding the preferred mobile resources that promote lifelong learning ability, particularly in relation to gender differences. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Investigating the Need for Computer Assisted Cooperative Learning to Improve Reading Skills among Yemeni University EFL Students: A Needs Analysis Study
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Yassin, Amr Abdullatif; Razak, Norizan Abdul; Maasum, Nor Rizan Mohamad – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2019
The aim of this needs analysis article was to investigate the students' needs for computer assisted cooperative learning (CACL) in studying reading skills. The needs analysis depends on present situation analysis (PSA). The result of the analysis showed that both professors and students use the internet for reading outside the university.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Nominalization versus Clause Usage in CALL Technology-Mediated Acquisition of EFL Learners' Writing Skills
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Pham, Duc Huu – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2019
To help EFL learners realize the use of nominals and clauses in practicing productive skills of academic writing in English writing tests, experiments have been exploited using the tasks similar to those of internet-based test of English as a foreign language to determine the nominal and clause level information during sentence and paragraph…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Writing Skills, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Designing Distance Learning Tasks to Help Maximize Vocabulary Development
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Loucky, John Paul – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
Task-based language learning using the benefits of online computer-assisted language learning (CALL) can be effective for rapid vocabulary expansion, especially when target vocabulary has been pre-arranged into bilingual categories under simpler, common Semantic Field Keywords. Results and satisfaction levels for both Chinese English majors and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Vocabulary Development, College Students, Collaborative Writing
Comparing Foreign Language Learners' Use of Online Glossing Programs
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Loucky, John Paul; Tuzi, Frank – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This study furthers research in three crucial related areas: (1) comparing various online glossing and vocabulary learning tools; (2) language teaching and learning using a more natural bilingualized approach to developing online reading skills in a second or foreign language; and (3) comparing the relative level of enjoyment and effectiveness…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Vocabulary Development