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Zixi Li; Curtis J. Bonk – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
The research study explored online language learners' self-directed language learning (SDLL) experiences, benefits, motivations, and challenges when employing educational tools like Duolingo in an out of classroom context. To gain insights into SDLL, in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 10 Duolingo users were conducted. Study results…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tom Neuschafer – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
This research used qualitative netnography to examine the use of Duolingo German discussion boards among users of varying levels of engagement. The sample contained six participants of various levels of engagement. The criteria for selecting participants were based on usage counts in the discussion board community. This study aimed to examine…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German, Computer Software
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Hussein Meihami; Christopher Alexander – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
It is crucial to study how L2 learners use technology when examining the lifespan technology in L2 pedagogy. Therefore, we adopted Gartner's hype cycles to investigate the lifespan of CALL from the perspectives of EFL learners. To this end, we utilized an explanatory narrative design and gathered and analysed the perspectives of 87 EFL learners…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Díez-Arcón, Paz; Martín-Monje, Elena – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
There has been an increasing interest in Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) in terms of research and number of courses offered, shown by the monographic volumes and systematic reviews that have been published so far. This study aims to consolidate this emerging field by exploring research from 2019 to 2021. The origin of scientific…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Research Reports
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Alif Silpachai; Reza Neiriz; MacKenzie Novotny; Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna; John M. Levis; Evgeny Chukharev – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
It is unclear whether corrective feedback (CF) provided by L2 computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) tools must be 100% accurate to promote an acceptable level of improvement in pronunciation. Using a web-based interface, 30 native speakers of Chinese completed a pretest, a computer-based training session to produce nine sound contrasts…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Samane Chamani; Atefeh Razi; Ismail Xodabande – Discover Education, 2023
The current longitudinal case study investigated emotional and motivational states in a self-directed and mobile-assisted language learning environment. The participant of the study was a highly motivated language learner who used the Busuu application for a period of one year to learn German. Tracing the participant's emotional and motivational…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German
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Adnan Shehadeh – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2024
This study aimed to investigate students' reflections on using smartphones to enhance vocabulary learning. The sample consisted of 64 college students enrolled in required English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading course. A twenty-two-item questionnaire was developed to elicit students' reflections on their experiences in terms of three aspects;…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Zeng, Shuang – English Language Teaching, 2022
This paper considers the opportunities and challenges posed to formal second language education given the penetration of digital technologies in young people's daily lives. This paper broadly discusses the issues of information technology (IT) infrastructure, classroom management and IT use restrictions in relations to language learning. The paper…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology, Learning Processes
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Nouf J. Aljohani – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
This paper proposes an updated framework for the evaluation of the computer-assisted language learning (CALL) framework, further developed from Chapelle (2001) and González-Lloret and Ortega (2014). Based on a review of prominent previous CALL evaluation frameworks, an exploration of relevant literature in formal evaluation and my own first-hand…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Sukavatee, Pornpimol; Khlaisang, Jintavee – rEFLections, 2023
One of the greatest advantages of mobile language learning is its ease of access, especially to learners in the 21st century who have the option of selecting any learning content that matches their preferences or language development goals, anywhere and at any time. Mobile-assisted language learning or MALL takes learning beyond the classroom,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Handheld Devices
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Fatma Kimsesiz – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
Research on self-directed learning practices has ascertained various potential benefits of learner achievement. As mobile technology offers highly practical and portable usage for self-directed learning, studies on language learning practices through technology-based applications have become prevalent among adult learners. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Guangxiang Liu; Chaojun Ma; Jie Bao; Zhixin Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
Utilizing a structural equation modeling approach, this article aims to examine the dynamics between Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) and Intercultural Competence (ICC). Altogether, 1490 Chinese college students from different types of universities in China answered the self-developed and validated IDLE-ICC questionnaire. The results…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
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Yue Zhang; Guangxiang Liu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Informal digital learning of English (IDLE) is an increasingly important subfield of inquiry in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for its concentration on the language learning practices of the digital native EFL students in out-of-class contexts. Attention in mainstream research of IDLE has been directed to (meta)cognition, learning…
Descriptors: Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yurika Ito – JALT CALL Journal, 2024
As emerging technologies rapidly evolve, language teachers in the 21st century face an increasing challenge in determining how to integrate them into their language classrooms. The existing literature emphasises that a crucial element for successful technology integration is for teachers to hold sufficient proficiency in technology and adopt…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Language Teachers, Faculty Development
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Soyoof, Ali; Reynolds, Barry Lee; Vazquez-Calvo, Boris; McLay, Katherine – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
As technology has advanced, so have opportunities for language socialization and practice. This reciprocal relationship has resulted in the emergence of a subfield of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL): Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE). IDLE has manifested in various forms, including the more notable extramural and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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