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Min Ching Chen; Tak-Wai Chan; Yu Hsin Chen – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2024
Purpose: Podcasting is a new mobile technology application for language learning. Drawing upon the stimulus-organism-response model and the interest driven creator (IDC) theory from e-learning, this study aims to develop and test an integrative conceptual framework. This study investigates contextual and environmental stimuli effects (content…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Audio Equipment
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Mulling, Alessandra Belletti Figueira; Watkins, Peter – TESL-EJ, 2023
This research set out to evaluate video material contained within the English learning coursebook "English M1" which was designed for self-access use. "English M1" is a Brazilian government-sponsored piece of material available for free. It is the first stage of a course that learners would complete independently, unmediated by…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Zixi Li; Meina Zhu; Dilnoza Kadirova; Curtis J. Bonk – Distance Education, 2023
The study investigated how adolescent students in Nepal explored massive open online learning courses (MOOCs) in a self-directed learning manner. It used a qualitative approach by conducting 13 individual interviews with these youth. Findings suggest that Nepali adolescent MOOC learners are strongly motivated by natural curiosity toward learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, MOOCs, Learning Processes
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Fatma Kimsesiz – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
Research on self-directed learning practices has ascertained various potential benefits of learner achievement. As mobile technology offers highly practical and portable usage for self-directed learning, studies on language learning practices through technology-based applications have become prevalent among adult learners. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Mubarak M. Aldawsari; Abdullah D. Alenezi; John I. Liontas – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a pivotal force in education, offering personalized learning pathways and dynamic solutions to longstanding instructional challenges. In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts, idiomatic competence remains a challenging aspect of language development, often eluding effective coverage through…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration
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Md Abu Nayeem; Abdul Alim; Mohammod Moninoor Roshid – MEXTESOL Journal, 2025
Learning English as a foreign language (EFL) beyond the classroom is challenging in non-native English-speaking developing countries with limited resources. However, learning English beyond the classroom occurs in an informal way to support language learning for many autonomous or independent adult learners. This paper explores the habit of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Processes
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Guangxiang Liu; Chaojun Ma; Jie Bao; Zhixin Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
Utilizing a structural equation modeling approach, this article aims to examine the dynamics between Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) and Intercultural Competence (ICC). Altogether, 1490 Chinese college students from different types of universities in China answered the self-developed and validated IDLE-ICC questionnaire. The results…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
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Leong Y. Jonathan; Ma Nang Laik – European Journal of Education (EJED), 2024
The importance of skills has been expounded repeatedly as a crucial factor to thrive in the workplace, as opposed to mere knowledge of content. It is important to be able to adapt to new situations; this is especially true in today's world, where volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) are prevalent. To better prepare…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Theories, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Alfred W. T. Lo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2025
Despite the global adoption of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and extensive research on the effectiveness (product-oriented) and classroom interactions (process-oriented) of CLIL, existing studies have overlooked the motivational beliefs and metacognitive strategies of CLIL students. Hence, there is a need for a…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Independent Study
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Ozer, Omer; Yukselir, Ceyhun – Language Awareness, 2023
This study explores the relationships between learner autonomy (LA), self-directed learning (SDL), goal commitment (GC) and academic achievement in English and also examines the scores which Turkish EFL learners obtained on selected measures according to demographic variables. The participants were 248 English-major Turkish undergraduate students.…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Personal Autonomy, Independent Study, Student Attitudes
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Ardi Marwan; Wahyudi – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Most Indonesian vocational university students majoring in a non-English program demonstrated low English mastery due to their lack of exposure to English in their previous studies. To tackle this problem, this study aims to guide vocational university students to spend more time on independent learning using the Cambridge…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Joanna Kic-Drgas; Ferit Kiliçkaya – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
This study explores the digital self-regulatory practices of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pre-service teachers via mobile applications in the post-pandemic era. The research is motivated by the need to address the absence of literature on the self-regulatory learning behaviours of EFL pre-service teachers in the aftermath of the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Independent Study, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs
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Pham, Luan Nhu – TESOL Journal, 2023
This study investigated the relationship between learner autonomy (LA) and indirect written corrective feedback (IWCF) in an EFL writing classroom in Vietnam. Forty-one intermediate EFL learners from a class of a foundation writing course volunteered to participate in the study. During the course, the teacher provided IWCF in response to the…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Personal Autonomy, English (Second Language)
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W. A. Piyumi Udeshinee; Ola Knutsson; Sirkku Männikkö-Barbutiu – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2024
Even though the importance of corrective feedback (CF) is widely recognized, there is no agreement on the most effective type of CF for promoting self-regulation. Thus, this study adopts a sociocultural perspective on learning and employs dynamic assessment (DA) as a CF form. DA is considered a theoretically promising approach to CF as it focuses…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Metacognition
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Abdu Al-Kadi; Jamal Kaid Mohammed Ali – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has penetrated English language learning and teaching, and this penetration parallels a surge of research on its potential and challenges for learners and teachers altogether. This paper provides a glimpse of the status quo of generative (Gen) AI in contexts where English is not used natively. Adopting a holistic…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Independent Study, Teaching Methods
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