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Quizlet and Podcasts: Effects on Vocabulary Acquisition
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Bueno-Alastuey, M. Camino; Nemeth, Katalin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
To date, several studies have investigated the potential benefits of using Quizlet and podcasts for vocabulary development. However, they have mainly focused on the use of available material, and its effects on receptive vocabulary acquisition and students' motivation. In contrast, relatively little has been done to study the effects of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Audio Equipment, Receptive Language, Expressive Language
Investigating the Effectiveness of a Digital Game-Based Task on the Acquisition of Word Knowledge
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Rasti-Behbahani, Amin; Shahbazi, Maryam – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This study investigates the probable effect of a digital game-based vocabulary learning (DGBVL) task on the acquisition of some components of a word knowledge framework. In so doing, 124 Persian speakers (56 males and 68 females) were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group participants completed a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Comparative Analysis, Task Analysis
Anthropomorphism--Matters or Not? On Agent Modality and Its Implications for Teaching English Idioms and Design Decisions
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Ahmadi, Alireza; Sahragard, Rahman; Babaie Shalmani, Hamed – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
The present study aimed to examine whether agent-based instruction would privilege English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners any better than mainstream approaches (e.g. analogical reasoning, guessing from context, image formation, semantic analysis, etc.) when it comes to the teaching of English idioms. It also sought to explore whether…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
Learning Vocabulary via Computer-Assisted Scaffolding for Text Processing
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Li, Jia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
A substantial amount of literature regarding first language (L1) acquisition has shown that reading for meaning significantly contributes to vocabulary expansion and strongly relates to overall academic success. Research in the English as a Second Language (ESL) context, however, has presented mixed results, in particular for recent immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Assisted Instruction, Word Recognition, Monolingualism