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Direct linkBacca-Acosta, Jorge; Tejada, Julian; Fabregat, Ramon; Kinshuk; Guevara, Juan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
Scaffolding is a mechanism for helping novice learners to solve a problem or complete a task that is beyond their current skill set. Prior research on immersive virtual reality (IVR) environments with scaffolding has mainly focused on the effectiveness of scaffolding for conceptual understanding and information processing. However, research on…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Eye Movements, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
DeWitt, Dorothy; Chan, Suet Fong; Loban, Rhett – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2022
Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) is the ability to interact and communicate appropriately with people from different cultures. The lack of ICC among non-native speakers has resulted in misunderstandings during interactions. Although Malaysia is a multicultural country, there has not been much emphasis in developing ICC in the…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness
Lan, Yu-Ju; Fang, Wei-Chieh; Hsiao, Indy Y. T.; Chen, Nian-Shing – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2018
The current study aimed at investigating how different types of embodied learnings influence elementary school students' English as a foreign language (EFL) listening performance. Two kinds of embodied learnings: real and physical body versus the 3D avatar, were compared with non-embodied learning. 69 fifth graders from two elementary schools…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Grade 5
Lan, Yu-Ju; Fang, Shin-Yi; Legault, Jennifer; Li, Ping – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
In an increasingly multilingual world, it is important to examine methods that may lead to more efficient second language learning, as well as to analyze the mechanisms by which successful learning occurs. The purpose of the current study was to investigate how different learning contexts can impact the learning of Mandarin Chinese as a second…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Mandarin Chinese, Vocabulary Development
Huang, Yong-Ming; Huang, Yueh-Min – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
Vocabulary is the foundation for students who learn a foreign language. Nevertheless, students may be bored by the painstaking process of rote learning. To this end, this study designed a handheld sensor-based vocabulary game based on a scaffolding strategy for improving students' motivation and achievement in vocabulary learning. On the one hand,…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Handheld Devices, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Wang, Charles Xiaoxue; Calandra, Brendan; Hibbard, Susan T.; McDowell Lefaiver, Mary L. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
This paper reports on the effects an experimental English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program in Second Life (SL) had on Chinese student EFL learning. The study took an evaluative approach using quasi-experimental design with participants from one Chinese university and one American university in the southeastern United States. Results indicated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Programs, Computer Simulation, Internet
