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WordBricks: Mobile Technology and Visual Grammar Formalism for Gamification of Natural Language Grammar Acquisition
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Purgina, Marina; Mozgovoy, Maxim; Blake, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Gamification of language learning is a clear trend of recent years. Widespread use of smartphones and the rise of mobile gaming as a popular leisure activity contribute to the popularity of gamification, as application developers can rely on an unprecedented reach of their products and expect acceptance of game-like elements by the users. In terms…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Grammar, Computer Software
The Effectiveness of Classroom Instruction "At Home" versus Study Abroad for Learners of English as a Foreign Language Attending Primary School, Secondary School and University
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Llanes, Àngels; Serrano, Raquel – Language Learning Journal, 2017
Given the growing importance of English as a lingua franca, this study examines which context (classroom instruction in the students' home country vs. studying abroad in an English-speaking country) better facilitates the acquisition of English by learners of different ages: children, adolescents and adults. Participants (N = 197) completed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Oral Language, Written Language
Learning a European Romance Language from an Asian Perspective.
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Risk, Vanessa – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Discusses the experiences of a Malaysian student studying Spanish as a Second Language in an all-female Irish secondary school, focusing on common difficulties encountered by Asian students of Romance languages. It is argued that the teaching of Romance languages often unfairly presupposes a knowledge of Latin or French on the part of learners.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Grammar, Malay
Factors Affecting Composition Evaluation in an EFL Context: Cultural Rhetorical Pattern and Readers' Background.
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Kobayashi, Hiroe; Rinnert, Carol – Language Learning, 1996
Investigated how readers of different backgrounds evaluated 16 versions of Japanese university English as a foreign language (EFL) students' English compositions containing different culturally influenced rhetorical patterns. Results suggest that a flexible approach to permissible rhetorical patterns and a greater emphasis on coherence may be…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, Cultural Background, English (Second Language)
TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1994 = Bliainiris na Teangeolaiochta Feidhmi in Eirinn, 1994.
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O Baoill, Donall P. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Nine papers presented at an Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL) seminar on research in progress in applied linguistics in Ireland are included in this volume. Papers and authors are as follows: "Nuclear Prominence in Hiberno English: A Preliminary Investigation" (Rosemary O'Halpin); "The Translatability of Nil…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, English, English (Second Language)
TEANGA 15: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics = Bliainiris na Teangeolaiochta Feidhmi in Eirinn.
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O Baoill, Donall P., Ed. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Essays in applied linguistics include: "Meaningful Negotiation: A Study of the Pedagogical Value of Autotutor-An Interactive Video Learning Resource" (John Stephen Byrne); "Medium of Instruction in the L2 Classroom" (Wei Danhua); "The Story of Language Contact and Shift in Ireland: How Unique, How Universal?" (Markku,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Computer Software