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Download full textZhiqun Ouyang; Yujun Jiang; Huying Liu – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
This study, which is quasi-experimental in nature, looks into how language learners' willingness to communicate and engagement in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms are affected by Duolingo. The control and experimental groups comprised two complete classes with forty EFL students. To compare learner engagement and communication…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, English (Second Language), Communication Strategies
Ayyüce Kurt Dizbay; Füsun Gülderen Alacapinar – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
This research investigated the effect of the use of mobile-assisted digital content on students' English lesson achievement. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest and posttest given to both an experimental group and a control group. The study consisted of 29 9th Grade students at a public school in Turkey. The pretest was…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, High School Students, Public Schools
Using Apps for Pronunciation Training: An Empirical Evaluation of the English File Pronunciation App
Direct linkFouz-González, Jonás – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
This study explores the potential of the English File Pronunciation (EFP) app to help foreign language learners improve their pronunciation. Participants were 52 Spanish EFL learners enrolled in an English Studies degree. Pre- and post-tests were used to assess the participants' perception and production (imitative, controlled, and spontaneous)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Chen, Chih-Ming; Liu, Huimei; Huang, Hong-Bin – ReCALL, 2019
Many studies have demonstrated that vocabulary size plays a key role in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). In recent years, mobile game-based learning (MGBL) has been considered a promising scheme for successful acquisition and retention of knowledge. Thus, this study applies a mixed methodology that combines quantitative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Educational Games
Ma'azi, Halaleh; Janfeshan, Kamran – Cogent Education, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Edmodo social learning network on Iranian learners' writing skill. It also attempted to find out students' attitudes toward Edmodo. Forty participants were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. For both groups, at first a test of writing as a pre-test was run to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Social Media, Computer Uses in Education
Jafari, Sanaz; Chalak, Azizeh – English Language Teaching, 2016
The availability and the use of mobile messaging applications are increasingly widespread among the new generation of students in Iran. The present study aimed to investigate the role of WhatsApp in the vocabulary learning improvement of Iranian junior high school EFL students. Using a mixed method design, a group of 60 students including 30 male…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Oriented Programs, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
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
Safar, Ammar H.; Al-Jafar, Ali A.; Al-Yousefi, Zainab H. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This experimental research study scrutinized the effectiveness of using augmented reality (AR) applications (apps) as a teaching and learning tool when instructing kindergarten children in the English alphabet in the State of Kuwait. The study compared two groups: (a) experimental, taught using AR apps, and (b) control, taught using traditional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Computer Oriented Programs
Awada, Ghada – Cogent Education, 2016
This article reports the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of mobile technology (WhatsApp) in improving the critique writing skills of English as a Foreign Language learners and increasing their motivation for learning. The participants (n = 52) are Average-English proficient learners enrolled in two writing courses given at…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement
