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Twitter as a Language Learning Tool: The Learners' Perspective
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Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Studies into the use of Twitter for language learning have mostly been small-scale evaluations undertaken by teachers researching the effectiveness of their own initiatives to use it with their students. To date, there has not been a large quantitative study of how language learners use Twitter autonomously. This paper reports on a large-scale…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Media, Student Attitudes
Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) to Teach Grammar in English Classes in China: Using Design-Based Research to Explore Challenges and Strategies
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Ji, Yi; Pham, Thanh – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This paper aimed to develop culturally appropriate TBLT practices to enable teachers and students in China to employ TBLT to teach grammar in English classes. The study deployed design-based research with a total of 122 students at a Chinese university. The mixed-method study utilised questionnaires with 122 students, interviews with 10 students…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Grammar, English (Second Language)
Incorporating Language Structure in a Communicative Task: An Analysis of the Language Component of a Communicative Task in the LINC Home Study Program
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Lenchuk, Iryna – TESL Canada Journal, 2014
The purpose of this article is to analyze a task included in the LINC Home Study (LHS) program. LHS is a federally funded distance education program offered to newcomers to Canada who are unable to attend regular LINC classes. A task, in which a language structure (a gerund) is chosen and analyzed, was selected from one instructional module of LHS…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Second Language Instruction