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Dore, Rebecca A.; Shirilla, Marcia; Hopkins, Emily; Collins, Molly; Scott, Molly; Shatz, Jacob; Lawson-Adams, Jessica; Valladares, Tara; Foster, Lindsey; Puttre, Hannah; Toub, Tamara Spiewak; Hadley, Elizabeth; Golinkoff, Roberta M.; Dickinson, David; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Grantee Submission, 2019
Despite the prevalence of educational apps for children, there is little evidence of their effectiveness for learning. Here, children were asked to learn ten new words in a narrative mobile game that requires children use knowledge of word meanings to advance the game. Study 1 used a lab-based between-subjects design with middle-SES 4-year-olds…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Computer Software, Preschool Children, Language Tests
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Dagdeler, Kübra Okumus; Konca, Mustafa Yavuz; Demiröz, Hakan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
The aim of this study was to identify the effectiveness of a mobile application in vocabulary knowledge improvement of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. This study adopted a quasi-experimental research design consisting of an experimental and a control group with 73 participants studying at two state universities in Turkey. During the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications
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Basöz, Tutku – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2015
Learning a new language is akin to exploring an unknown land as ambiguous situations are prevalent in language learning. Ambiguity tolerance, which can hinder or facilitate language learning, is considered as an important learning style. The purpose of the present study was to understand how tolerant/intolerant EFL learners are of foreign language…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction