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Research Trends on the Use of Augmented Reality Technology in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Takkaç Tulgar, Aysegül; Yilmaz, Rabia Meryem; Topu, Fatma Burcu – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
The main aim of this research is to display research trends in studies on augmented reality (AR) in teaching English as a foreign language by using bibliometric mapping and content analysis. For this purpose, 64 studies in total published up to 2019 were accessed for bibliometric analysis. In addition, 49 articles published between 2007 and 2019…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Second Language Instruction
Sharifi, Maryam; Rostami AbuSaeedi, AliAsghar; Jafarigohar, Manoochehr; Zandi, Bahman – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
The effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction in language learning has been the topic of a long-standing debate. Prompted by this debate, we attempted to provide an updated meta-analysis on the learning effect of computer-assisted English language instruction on a broad range of study features. This meta-analysis of the experimental…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Wei, Chun-Wang; Kao, Hao-Yun; Lu, Hsin-Hsien; Liu, Yi Chun – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
English vocabulary is the foundation of English learning. According to information processing theory, recitation helps learners remember and understand English terminology. However, this type of exercise may lead to boredom, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and other negative effects. This study proposes the integration of competitive gaming…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Bione, Tiago; Grimshaw, Jennica; Cardoso, Walcir – Research-publishing.net, 2017
Despite positive evidence demonstrating the pedagogical benefits of Text-To-Speech (TTS) synthesisers for second/foreign language learning (Liakin, Cardoso, & Liakina, 2017), there is a need for up-to-date formal evaluations, specifically regarding its potential to promote learning. This study evaluates the voice quality of a TTS system in…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction
Hou, Junping; Loerts, Hanneke; Verspoor, Marjolijn H. – Language Teaching Research, 2018
The use of 'chunks' is not only a common and characteristic feature of first language use, but may also be a distinguishing factor between less and more proficient second language users. The present study aimed at investigating potential correlations between chunk use and holistically rated proficiency scores and development over time in advanced…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hahn, Bryan – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2018
English language learners seek strong speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. When it comes to the last it is commonly assumed that if students have many opportunities to hear spoken English then that exposure will improve their ability to comprehend it. Unfortunately, this is often not the case since many second language learners do not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, Listening Skills, Connected Discourse
Khorasgani, Amir Toghyani; Khanehgir, Mansour – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2017
Early language learning for children is increasingly common, and the majority of parents and the public do not see it as superfluous or overburdening children. Moreover, teaching a foreign language (FL) to very young children has been an increasingly dominant trend in most globalized societies. While there is abundant literature that supports…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Young Children, Second Language Instruction
Fahrurrozi – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study aims to describe how Total Physical Response improves students' vocabulary learning outcomes at the third-grade elementary school Guntur 03 South Jakarta, Indonesia. This research was conducted in the first semester of the academic year 2015-2016 with the number of students as many as 40 students. The method used in this research is a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Martoccio, Alyssa – Language Teaching Research, 2018
This study examined the effectiveness of explicit instruction and feedback, focusing on degrees of prior knowledge of the personal "a" in intermediate level second language (L2) Spanish. On the pretest, participants (n = 58) completed grammaticality judgment and picture description tasks, which found that learners had different degrees…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Teaching Methods
Nagao, Akiko – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study explored how 14 foreign-language writers at a university in Japan changed their genre awareness of discussion genre texts (particularly argumentative essays) during a 15-week systemic functional linguistics course consisting of text-based writing lessons assigned as part of a teaching and learning cycle. To obtain in-depth quantitative…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Kim, Youjin; Jung, Yeonjoo; Tracy-Ventura, Nicole – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2017
Despite a strong pedagogical orientation, the majority of research examining the effectiveness of task-based language teaching (TBLT) and perceptions toward TBLT has been investigated in isolation rather than embedded in larger curricular contexts (McDonough, 2015]). The current study examines the process of developing a TBLT curriculum in South…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Alavinia, Parviz; Shafaei, Ali; Salimi, Asghar – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The current research study was conducted to examine the impacts of focused and unfocused audio-appended reading tasks on female EFL learners' acquisition of a rule-bound structure (passive voice) and a non-rule-bound structure (prepositions). The participants of this study involved ninety intermediate female English learners. They were assigned…
Descriptors: Females, Accuracy, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Sun, Chia-Ho – Language Teaching Research, 2017
This study investigated the effects of three instructional modes: picture-book reading-only (PRO), picture-book reading plus vocabulary instruction (PRVI), and picture-book reading plus reading-based collaborative output activity (PRCOA) on young adult EFL (English as a foreign language) learners' vocabulary acquisition and retention. Eighty…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
Husnu, Muhammad – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of demonstration technique to improve vocabulary and grammar element in teaching speaking at EFL learners. This research applied true-experimental design. The respondents of the study were 32 students (class IIA) as experimental group and 32 students (class IIB) as control group from the second…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Improving EFL Learners' Pronunciation of English through Quiz-Demonstration-Practice-Revision (QDPR)
Moedjito – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study investigates the effectiveness of Quiz-Demonstration-Practice-Revision (QDPR) in improving EFL learners' pronunciation of English. To achieve the goal, the present researcher conducted a one-group pretest-posttest design. The experimental group was selected using a random sampling technique with consideration of the inclusion criteria.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods