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Kessler, Matt – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has witnessed an explosion of interest from consumers and researchers. However, consumers often complain about the limited functionality of MALL applications, which typically do not allow for critical self-reflection or for users to consider different aspects of their learning such as the task itself, the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lin, Show Mei – College Student Journal, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore how online writing technology affects ELL students' writing processes from the perceptions of twelve ELL students. To answer this question, the quantity of participation, interviews, and refection journal analysis were used to gather information. The findings indicated that there were advantages (including…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Journal Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Processes
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Lye, Lori – CALICO Journal, 2022
While mobile devices have become increasingly integral to students' lives, there is an apparent disconnect between this trend and our second language (L2) pedagogy. The present study investigates potential benefits of a nontraditional assignment, texting, on vocabulary acquisition and motivation in adult learners of Spanish. Quantitative results…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Synchronous Communication
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Hama, Hawraz Qader; Osam, Ulker Vanci – SAGE Open, 2021
In second language teacher education programs microteaching has always been a significant technique to help bridge theory to practice and prepare the trainees for real classroom contexts. The expected benefits from 10 to 15 minute-microteaching sessions are the communication among the trainees and supervisor, collaboration with each other, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Microteaching, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi – Research-publishing.net, 2017
Most Second Language (L2) Teacher Training Assessment and Testing courses focus on testing. Through the development of a Master of Arts (MA) in a computer assisted language learning module (based on a constructivist and "practise what you preach" approach, entailing that the teachers experience firsthand the assessment types they were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Education
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Bard, Rose – TESL-EJ, 2014
Reflecting simply put is the act of thinking about something while seeking a deeper level of understanding. Reflective practice is applying this thinking systematically by making questions, collecting data, and analysing it in order, not to prove something, but to comprehend and act upon reality. It is also an ongoing process that involves…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reflective Teaching, Self Esteem, Language Teachers
Sockett, Geoffrey – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
In this research project, students in applied linguistics were asked to keep blogs over a three-month period in which they reported on their online informal learning of English through activities such as social networking, downloading films and TV series and listening to music on demand. The study is situated within the framework of complexity…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Social Networks
Ryder, LanHui – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research has shown that simply linking learners from different countries using technology does not automatically bring about learning benefits; instead it frequently ends in tensions that, if not addressed, could potentially hinder learning. Using the lens of Vygotsky-inspired sociocultural theory, activity theory, and Engestrom's activity systems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Cultural Awareness, Content Analysis
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Preuss, Cara; Morway, Carolyn – Language Learning & Technology, 2012
This paper explores university student access to and use of technology in Azerbaijan in the context of hegemony in computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Due to perceptions of a lack of technology access in the university context, the instructors in this study did not initially pursue a CALL agenda. Based on data sources that included a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Hinkelman, Don; Gruba, Paul – Language Learning & Technology, 2012
As blended language learning environments evolve within tertiary foreign language institutions, issues of power with regards to the privileging of electronic technologies come to the fore. Blended learning, or the principled mix of online and classroom-based activities, challenges the practices of traditional CALL and face-to-face teaching within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Facility Planning, Action Research, Computer Software
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – 1997
The 30 papers presented at Wake Forest University's 1997 Annual Research Forum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) are as follows: "To Sprint or Crawl: The Effect of Classroom Activities on Student Behavior: (R. Allen); "Generating Good Grammar: Traditional and Whole Language Approaches" (D. Alexander); "Effective Teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Biology, Citizenship Responsibility
Goodman, Ellen, Comp.; Hevia, Mary, Comp. – 1996
This collection of papers on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) reading and writing instruction includes: "The Use of the Newspaper in Teaching ESL Students" (Andrea Bittman); "Using a Combination of Life Experience Stories and Other Types of Stories To Teach the Writing Process and Build Self Confidence within the ESL Student" (Kathy Brightman);…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiotape Recordings, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills