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Karakas, Ali – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
English has experienced grave transformations recently in terms of socio-demographic and geographical characteristics. While such transformations have resulted in diverse types of English uses and various English users, the existing ELT materials still fail to represent the global varieties and dynamic uses and users of English. Moving from a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Variation, Second Language Instruction
Daniels, Paul; Iwago, Koji – JALT CALL Journal, 2017
As online automatic speech recognition (ASR) engines become more accurate and more widely implemented with call software, it becomes important to evaluate the effectiveness and the accuracy of these recognition engines using authentic speech samples. This study investigates two of the most prominent cloud-based speech recognition engines--Apple's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
Harvey-Scholes, Calum – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Software can facilitate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' self-correction of their free-form writing by detecting errors; this article examines the proportion of errors which software can detect. A corpus of 13,644 words of written English was created, comprising 90 compositions written by Spanish-speaking students at levels A2-B2…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction
Ridgeway, Karl; Mozer, Michael C.; Bowles, Anita R. – Cognitive Science, 2017
We explore the nature of forgetting in a corpus of 125,000 students learning Spanish using the Rosetta Stone® foreign-language instruction software across 48 lessons. Students are tested on a lesson after its initial study and are then retested after a variable time lag. We observe forgetting consistent with power function decay at a rate that…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
Köroglu, Zehra; Tüm, Gülden – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study has been conducted to evaluate the TM usage in the MA theses written by the native speakers (NSs) of English and the Turkish speakers (TSs) of English. The purpose is to compare the TM usage in the introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion sections by both groups' randomly selected MA theses in the field of ELT between the…
Descriptors: Masters Theses, Discourse Analysis, Turkish, English (Second Language)
Dawadi, Saraswati – Online Submission, 2017
This study investigated language learning strategies (LLS) used by English as foreign language (EFL) learners in Nepal. For this study, 370 undergraduate level students from a university in Nepal responded to a questionnaire. The quantitative software SPSS was used to analyse the data. Results indicated that students were moderate users of those…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning
Wu, Ting-Ting – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Memorizing English vocabulary is often considered uninteresting, and a lack of motivation exists during learning activities. Moreover, most vocabulary practice systems automatically select words from articles and do not provide integrated model methods for students. Therefore, this study constructed a mobile game-based English vocabulary practice…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Motivation, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Guaqueta, Cesar A.; Castro-Garces, Angela Yicely – English Language Teaching, 2018
This study explores the use of language learning apps as a didactic tool for vocabulary building in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. It was developed through a mixed-methods approach, with a concurrent design in order to collect, analyze and validate qualitative and quantitative data. Although there was controversy on the use of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rural Areas
Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi; Al-Hamad, Raghda Fayez; Al-Jamal, Dina Abdulhameed – Teaching English with Technology, 2018
"WhatsApp" is a potentially influential informal learning tool that may be used on the go. This study examines its potential utility in EFL writing with special reference to gender. The treatment encompasses a "WhatsApp"-based instructional program designed specifically to help develop writing performance, along the aspects of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mohamad, Alif Fairus Nor; Puteh, Sharifah Nor – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
It is difficult for most of the second language learners in Malaysia to function proficiently in English language due to limited vocabulary knowledge. It has also been challenging for TESL graduates to fit in as ENP teachers due to the lack of specialized vocabulary knowledge in nursing field. Thus, a course books has always been a highly…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, English for Special Purposes, Word Lists, Second Language Learning
Derman, Serdar; Bardakçi, Mehmet; Öztürk, Mustafa Serkan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
Suprasegmental features are essential in conveying meaning; however, they are one of the neglected topics in teaching Turkish as a foreign/second language. This paper aims to examine read speech by Arabic students learning Turkish as a second language and describe their read speech in terms of stress and pause. Within this framework, 34 Syrian…
Descriptors: Arabs, Turkish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yavuz, Aysun; Höl, Devrim – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate the attributions of Turkish EFL learners on success and failure in learning English as a foreign language with different variables such as gender and level of English proficiency. To investigate the attributions of the participants and gather the relevant data, a questionnaire including 38 items and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Alizadeh, Mehrasa; Mehran, Parisa; Koguchi, Ichiro; Takemura, Haruo – Research-publishing.net, 2017
In recent years, there has been a burgeoning interest in Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, especially in educational settings to edutain (i.e. educate and entertain) students and engage them in their learning. This study reports the results of the use of an AR application called BlippAR to augment poster carousel tasks in a blended English…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Visual Aids, Feedback (Response), Qualitative Research
Ranalli, Jim; Link, Stephanie; Chukharev-Hudilainen, Evgeny – Educational Psychology, 2017
An increasing number of studies on the use of tools for automated writing evaluation (AWE) in writing classrooms suggest growing interest in their potential for formative assessment. As with all assessments, these applications should be validated in terms of their intended interpretations and uses. A recent argument-based validation framework…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Formative Evaluation, Decision Making
Badrkhani, Parisa – Online Submission, 2017
In a Learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting, it is not enough to teach a language without considering that language's culture. EFL teachers should recognize that students are the future's international communicators therefore, it is essential to teach culture and language simultaneously. In this study, Marx and Moss (2011) My…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries