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Using Virtual Learning Environments and Computer-Mediated Communication to Enhance the Lexical Competence of Pre-Service English Teachers: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study
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Perez Canado, Maria Luisa – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This article reports on a quasi-experimental investigation with a pre-test/post-test control group design carried out in the second semester of the academic year 2006-2007 with Spanish pre-service English teachers at the University of Jaen in Spain. Its aim was to determine whether the use of virtual learning environments (VLE) and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development
Construction Grammar in ICALL
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Schulze, Mathias; Penner, Nikolai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
The choice of grammatical framework in ICALL--the branch of CALL that applies artificial intelligence techniques--has important implications for both research and development. Matthews (1993) argued for one "that potentially meshes with SLA (second language acquisition)" (p. 5) and sketches three criteria that facilitate the crucial…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Grammar, Artificial Intelligence, Learning Processes
Multimedia for Language Learning: Some Course Design Issues.
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Davey, Denise; And Others – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
Discusses the design and production of multimedia Danish language materials for classroom or self-access use by learners of Danish as a Second Language and examines issues applicable to other uses of multimedia in language learning. (23 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Danish, Instructional Materials