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Caruso, Celestine; Hofmann, Judith; Rohde, Andreas – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
We suggest that complex tasks can be introduced to learners as early as primary school level with the help of digital media in the form of different apps. As a theoretical basis, we will first outline the principles of teaching English in (German) primary schools. Secondly, we will look at the framework of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Scagnoli, Norma; Yontz, Ruth; Choo, Jinhee – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
This study explores the use and implementation of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software in graduate professional education. The investigation looked into self-reported information on graduate students' use of ESL (English as a Second Language) software to improve language skills and their competencies in professional English…
Descriptors: Courseware, Usability, Use Studies, Program Validation
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Lund, Andreas; Rasmussen, Ingvill – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2008
Using Vygotsky's notion of double stimulation as an analytical tool, we discuss the complex relationship between tasks, tools, and agency in CSCL environments. Empirically we examine how learners in a Norwegian senior high school class learning English as a foreign language approach and respond to an open-ended and collectively oriented task using…
Descriptors: High Schools, Stimulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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McAuley, Alexander – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2009
The report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996), the Kelowna Accord announced in 2005 (five-billion dollars) followed by its demise in 2006, and the settlement in 2006 for Aboriginal survivors of residential schools (1.9 billion dollars), are but some of the recent high-profile indicators of the challenges to Canada in dealing with…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Eskimo Aleut Languages
Careless, Paul – 2000
This paper reviews pedagogical principles surrounding learning styles that have continued to attract educators, particularly those in English as a Second Language (ESL) to Integrative Learning Systems (ILS) as a learning medium. The paper first examines the rationale for using technology in education. It briefly defines Computer-Assisted Language…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
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Mumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien Mweene; Bassoppo-Moyo, T. C. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2006
Teaching is a moral and educational enterprise. Therefore, teachers are expected to explain and justify the instructional methods and designs they use in their teaching to demonstrate how they meet the moral and educational ends of the teaching enterprise. To justify the use of particular instructional methods and designs goes beyond giving a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Ethics
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Jamieson, Joan; Chapelle, Carol A.; Preiss, Sherry – ReCALL, 2004
CALL evaluation might ideally draw on principles from fields such as second language acquisition, language pedagogy, instructional design, and testing and measurement in order to make judgments about criteria such as elaborated input, feedback, collaborative learning, authentic tasks, navigation, screen design, reliability, validity, impact, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Criteria