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Zhang, Hong; Torres-Hostench, Olga – Language Learning & Technology, 2022
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) training for FL students. Our hypothesis was that with specific MTPE training, students will able to detect and correct machine translation mistakes in their FL. Training materials were developed to detect six typical mistakes from Machine…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Youngs, Bonnie L. – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
Learning analytics (LA) offer benefits and challenges for online learning, but prior to collecting data on high-stakes summative assessments as proof of student learning, LA researchers should engage instructors as partners to ensure the quality of course materials through the formative evaluation of individual items (Bienkowski et al., 2012;…
Descriptors: French, Online Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
If ever there was an appropriate time to reassess models of instructional delivery for language learning, that time is now. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a public health crisis, countless grieving families, and to a social order and private lives turned upside down. Many have lost their livelihoods, as businesses and governments struggle to…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Distance Education
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
This column traces the evolution of electronic resources for language learning over the past 25 years, focusing on the arrival and transformation of the "world wide web", the dramatic changes in mobile technologies, and the movement towards commercial and all-in-one solutions to online learning. In the choice and use of learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Informal Education
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Lenko-Szymanska, Agnieszka – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
The aim of this article is to assess the effectiveness of a semester-long pre-service teacher-training course on the use of corpora in language learning and teaching. This is achieved by an analysis of 53 corpusbased projects prepared by the participants. First, the aims and the design of the course are briefly presented. The main section of the…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Student Projects, Student Developed Materials, Preservice Teachers
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LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2007
Listening is arguably the most important skill required for obtaining comprehensible input in one's first and any subsequent languages. Given the importance of listening, the natural assumption is that listening skills are actively taught to both first (L1) and second (L2) language learners. However, this is not necessarily so in L1 instruction…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning