The use of video technology has become widespread in the teaching and testing of second-language (L2) listening, yet research into how this technology affects the learning and testing process has lagged. The current study investigated how the channel of input (audiovisual vs. audio-only) used on an L2 listening test affected test-taker…

Compared the achievement of preservice teachers in two sections of a course on teaching English to speakers of other languages, one taught in a traditional classroom setting and the other offered online. Findings suggest that students in the Web-based section achieved more than their classroom-based counterparts. (Author/LRW)

Examines the attitudes of physiotherapy students toward the replacement of conventional lectures with self-learning packages at the Hong Kong Polytechnic. Highlights include learning processes; a comparison of physiotherapy students with other students; and correlations between evaluation questions and English language fluency. (Contains 10…

Describes study conducted at King Faisal University to determine the effectiveness of closed-circuit television instruction for use with female students in a sex-segregated environment where there is a lack of qualified female instructors. Simultaneous instruction with male and female classes is evaluated, hypotheses tested are explained, and…