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Nouf J. Aljohani – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
This paper proposes an updated framework for the evaluation of the computer-assisted language learning (CALL) framework, further developed from Chapelle (2001) and González-Lloret and Ortega (2014). Based on a review of prominent previous CALL evaluation frameworks, an exploration of relevant literature in formal evaluation and my own first-hand…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rabie-Ahmed, Amr; Mohamed, Ayman – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
The present study compared individual and collaborative vocabulary learning through two types of reading-based pedagogical tasks in an online elementary Arabic classroom. Fifty-two beginner learners of Arabic completed a pretest, a story-based task (either multiple-choice or gap-fill) with embedded novel vocabulary, and two posttests over a 2-week…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Arabic, Second Language Learning, Learner Engagement
Qi, Shaoyan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Touted as the future of language teaching, task-based pedagogy is grounded in current Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theories, and is in line with the trend of learner-centeredness in general education. However, the method has yet to be fully embraced by the language teaching community due to the lack of 1) clear delineation of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods
Yasmine Sedeek – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Mastering the phonological aspects of a second language (L2) poses significant challenges for adult learners, often affecting their intelligibility in acquiring that language (Derwing, Munro, & Wiebe, 1998). McAllister (1997) has highlighted L2 learners' struggles in perceiving and producing novel segmental features, which is corroborated by…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Arabic
John Duplice – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2025
The present study investigates the use of generative strategies and their effect on second language (L2) vocabulary retention and learner confidence in vocabulary knowledge over time. Generative strategies (or generation) are one in a group of learning methods known as desirable difficulties -- strategies that improve long-term learning by adding…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Cheng Yao; Supawadee Kanjanakate; Nirat Jantharajit – Journal of English Teaching, 2024
The study explores the effects of a hybrid instructional approach combining Situated Learning (SL) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) on the executive functions and cognitive abilities of fourth-grade students learning English as a second language (ESL). Method: An experimental design was employed, with students divided into control and…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Situated Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ginger H. Farrell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this dissertation, I will present social-cognitive frameworks that support the use of mental imagery for possible self enhancement; and articulate and evaluate a pedagogical intervention designed for the foreign language class. This intervention will allow students to explore and develop prominent and vivid mental representations (self-schemas)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Social Cognition
Barjesteh, Hamed; Ghaseminia, Maral – International Journal of Listening, 2023
This study sought to examine the effects of pre-listening tasks in promoting the listening comprehension ability of Iranian English foreign language (EFL) learners. To undertake the study, Sixty-three female EFL university students were chosen to engage three task-based activities namely, podcast, video and topic preparation tasks. They were first…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Xuyan Qiu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Task complexity and communication modes are two task design and implementation factors that have been found to affect second language (L2) learners' oral performance. While increasing task complexity and developing tasks according to the features of face-to-face and computer-mediated communication modes can optimise L2 production, few studies…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Learner Engagement, Computer Mediated Communication
Bulelwa Makena; Viwe Lungisani Feni – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
To unlock language proficiency among learners, speaking is regarded to be an essential and crucial aspect to master, not only for learning purposes but for recognized communication dynamics. Language learning has numerous critical aspects. To be lacking in speaking proficiencies has been noted to impart negatively toward language learning. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Huang, Biyun; Hew, Khe Foon – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
A design-based study was conducted in iterative cycles to test the effectiveness of the updated goal-access-feedback-challenge-collaboration (updated-GAFCC) gamification design model. The test-bed was a 10-week undergraduate introductory information management course. Students from three consecutive school years participated in the study, with the…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Feedback (Response), Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Students
Md. Asif Kamal; Prodhan Mahbub Ibna Seraj; Fatema Begum – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
The use of Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approaches in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms has recently gained special attention. In the context of Bangladesh, "English for Academic Purposes," a contextualized TBLT module prepared jointly by British Council and University…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Task Analysis
Cheng Yao; Supawadee Kanjanakate; Nirat Jantharajit – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
In the contemporary era of globalization, learning a second language has become a pivotal means to broaden individual perspectives and enhance competitiveness. English, as the lingua franca of international communication, assumes particular importance. This paper delves into the integrated application of situated learning (SL) and task-based…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Executive Function
Karimi, Mohammad Nabi; Abdollahi, Sara – Language Teaching Research, 2022
A large number of studies have explored grammar instruction through implicit and explicit instructional conditions. The general conclusion drawn from these studies points to the superiority of explicit instruction; however, the claim has been attenuated by a number of reservations raised regarding its generalizability across types of grammatical…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Theories
Ha, Thi Yen Nhi; Pham, Hong Hai; Tran, Trung Nghia – Online Submission, 2023
The study aims to measure the effect of Task-based language teaching on grammatical achievement and the motivation of EFL learners at Dong Nai Technology University. The research will conduct a quick grammar test to administer 48 students at the school to achieve this goal. After sitting the test, the learners will undergo a 6-week course applying…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction