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Ke Li; Mark Peterson; Qiao Wang – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This study applies Activity Theory to describe and analyze an out-of-school project in which eight Chinese university students utilized a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) to learn English. Based on data collected through questionnaires, gaming journals, gaming recordings and interviews, thematic analysis was performed to identify the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Second Language Learning, Video Games, College Students
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Tragant, Elsa; Pinyana, Àngels; Mackay, Jessica; Andria, Maria – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
WhatsApp is a powerful tool for L2 learning because of its capacity to promote interaction between teacher and student, as well as among students. Its use has also been shown to support ubiquitous learning. In an attempt to extend language learning beyond the classroom, this study reports on the use of instant messaging through WhatsApp by a group…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education
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Peng, Hongying; Jager, Sake; Lowie, Wander – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Mobile technologies provide opportunities for L2 learners to engage in complex interactions involving a multitude of cognitive, meta-cognitive, and affective factors. Understanding the process of learners' mobile language learning thus needs holistic approaches that integratively consider learner attributes and their interaction with mobile…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Sad, Süleyman Nihat; Özer, Niyazi; Yakar, Ümit; Öztürk, Fatih – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of freshmen on using their smartphones in learning English as a foreign language. The study was designed based on a quantitative associational model. The data were collected from the 428 freshmen attending the English preparation programs run at Inönü and Firat Universities, Turkey, using…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Measures (Individuals)