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Online or In-Class Problem Based Learning: Which One Is More Effective in Enhancing Learning Outcomes and Critical Thinking in Higher Education EFL Classroom?
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Ali Orhan – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Although problem based learning has a great potential to promote learning outcomes as well as cognitive abilities, the number of previous studies investigating this potential on critical thinking, reading comprehension abilities and attitudes in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context is scarce. Also, the number of studies…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, In Person Learning, Electronic Learning, Outcomes of Education
Human versus Machine: Investigating L2 Learner Output in Face-to-Face versus Fully Automated Role-Plays
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Veronika Timpe-Laughlin; Tetyana Sydorenko; Judit Dombi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
To examine the utility of spoken dialog systems (SDSs) for learning and low-stakes assessment, we administered the same role-play task in two different modalities to a group of 47 tertiary-level learners of English. Each participant completed the task in an SDS setting with a fully automated agent and engaged in the same task with a human…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, In Person Learning, Standard Spoken Usage, Role Playing
Impact of Digital Resources on ESP Academic Performance
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Beatriz Chaves-Yuste; Cristina de-la-Peña – TESOL Journal, 2025
Technology, constantly present in current society and education, needs to make use of the most effective digital resources to optimize the teaching-learning process. Despite the growing body of literature on the pedagogical effectiveness of digital resources in a second language (L2) context, limited research has been conducted when working with…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Tourism
Students' Perception of Face-to-Face and Online Instruction in Foreign Language Learning
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Juan Carlos Olmos Alcoy; Agnieszka Atthasit – THAITESOL Journal, 2024
This research explored students' perception vis-à-vis of the (dis)advantages of face-to-face and online learning of foreign languages in a tertiary education institution in Thailand. The research took a mixed methods approach utilizing a pre-set questionnaire and a multiple-choice question. Data were collected from 433 students using an online…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Online Courses
Internationalization of Curriculum in Japanese Higher Education: Blockers and Enablers in English-Medium Instruction Classrooms in the Era of COVID-19
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Hammond, Christopher D.; Radjai, Leyla – Higher Education Forum, 2022
The objective of this research was to understand the current situation and challenges associated with the internationalization of the curriculum (IoC) in English-medium instruction (EMI) programs at Japanese universities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing a conceptual framework and ideas of 'enablers' and 'blockers' of IoC, we…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) (Las Vegas, Nevada, October 19-22, 2023). Volume 1
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Mack Shelley, Editor; Valarie Akerson, Editor; Mevlut Unal, Editor – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 19-22, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Social Sciences, Educational Research, Education