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Direct linkAtapattu, Thushari; Falkner, Katrina; Thilakaratne, Menasha; Sivaneasharajah, Lavendini; Jayashanka, Rangana – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
The substantial growth of online learning, and in particular, through massively open online courses (MOOCs), supports research into nontraditional learning contexts. Learners' confusion is one of the identified aspects which impact the overall learning process, and ultimately, course attrition. Confusion for a learner is an individual state of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Psychological Patterns, Learning Processes
Wu, Wen-Chi; Lin, I.-Ting; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The knowledge of English idioms is essential for advanced English learning and application, particularly for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. While studies have shown the benefits of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to facilitate English learning, few studies have examined the factors that may influence MALL in light of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Language Patterns, Learning Modalities
Download full textAlmogheerah, Ameera – Arab World English Journal, 2020
The study aimed at investigating the effect of using WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing idiom knowledge among Saudi university English as a foreign language (EFL)students compared to conventional method. It also examined the students' perceptions towards the application of WhatsApp in idiom-learning. The rationale for conducting this…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Females, English (Second Language)
Carrol, Gareth; Conklin, Kathy; Gyllstad, Henrik – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
Formulaic language represents a challenge to even the most proficient of language learners. Evidence is mixed as to whether native and nonnative speakers process it in a fundamentally different way, whether exposure can lead to more nativelike processing for nonnatives, and how L1 knowledge is used to aid comprehension. In this study we…
Descriptors: Swedish, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, Eye Movements
Mohamadi, Zohre – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2018
As a response to the advancement of technology into every aspect of human life especially education and the need for more involvement on the side of learners advocated by learner-centered approaches towards education, this study aimed at investigating comparative effect of project-based (PBL) learning and electronic project-based learning (EPBL)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Electronic Learning, Comparative Analysis
Kiryakova-Dineva, Teodora; Levunlieva, Milena; Kyurova, Vyara – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2017
The integration of E-learning has expanded in a variety of directions to a degree that its successful application is of great importance to all sectors of education and training. E-learning can offer unquestionable advantages to everyone involved in both the assessment and the knowledge transfer process (Owens and Floyd 2007; Luchoomun, McLuckie…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Barriers, Second Language Instruction
Friestad-Tate, Jill; Schubert, Carol; McCoy, Craig – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2014
The purpose of this descriptive paper was to explore and synthesize literature related to understanding modular learning and how it can be implemented effectively so faculty members embrace its use. An in-depth review of literature addressed topics including, Educational Theories supporting modular learning, the development of modular learning,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Learning Modules, Electronic Learning, Organizational Change
Amer, Mahmoud – CALICO Journal, 2014
This study explored how four groups of language learners used a mobile software application developed by the researcher for learning idiomatic expressions and collocations. A total of 45 participants in the study used the application for a period of one week. Data for this study was collected from the application, a questionnaire, and follow-up…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Processes
Yang, Chunsheng; Xie, Ying – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This paper reports on an action research study using iPads during the teaching of Chinese idioms to heritage learners. A class of 12 second-year Chinese learners were engaged in a self-generated learning process focused on learning abstract and concrete idioms using iPads. Students' short-term and long-term learning was measured; feedback from a…
Descriptors: Chinese, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
Amer, Mahmoud Atiah – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored how four groups of English learners used a mobile software application developed by the researcher for learning idiomatic expressions and collocations. A total of 45 learners in the study used the application for a period of one week. Data for this study was collected from a questionnaire, the application, and follow-up…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Language Patterns, Second Language Learning, Tests
Wen, Yun; Looi, Chee-Kit; Chen, Wenli – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This paper proposes the identification and use of principle-based pedagogical patterns to help teachers to translate design principles into actionable teaching activities, and to scaffold student learning with sufficient flexibility and creativity. A set of pedagogical patterns for networked Second language (L2) learning, categorized and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Chin, Chee-Kuen; Tan, Chee-Lay; Liu, May – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
In this paper, we present a design research study in Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) that emphasizes learner created content and contextualized meaning making. In learning Chinese idioms, students proactively used smartphones on a 1:1 basis to capture photos of the real-life contexts pertaining to the idioms, and to construct sentences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Photography
