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This mixed-methods study examined the effectiveness of Rosetta Stone, a mobile-based language learning application, on Chinese EFL students' listening, speaking, foreign language enjoyment (FLE), and foreign language anxiety (FLA). Two groups of intermediate Chinese EFL students from a language institute, with 33 students in the control group and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq; Ali, Ashraf; Alouraini, Abdullah – SAGE Open, 2022
The incorporation of mobile phones is persistent in the development of language learning, particularly in the EFL context. The present investigation aims to determine the impact of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications on developing "learners" grammar proficiency. The current study employed a quantitative research method…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Comparison of Learning Content Representations to Improve L2 Vocabulary Acquisition Using M-Learning
Jorge Rodríguez-Arce; Esteban Vázquez-Cano; Juan Pablo Cobá Juárez-Pegueros; Salvador González-García – SAGE Open, 2023
Previous works reveal that there is potential in the use of mobile devices as a useful tool to help learn new vocabulary and it allows the learning materials can be displayed with different Learning Content Representation (LCR) types. Nevertheless, there are no conclusive results about which LCR type is better to improve L2 vocabulary acquisition…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development
Nagaletchimee Annamalai; Surajwaran Mangaleswaran; Radzuwan Ab Rashid; Marwan Harb Alqaryouti; Ala Eddin Sadeq – SAGE Open, 2024
This study employed a mixed-methods design to investigate the experiences of ESL students during their English language learning interactions through the WhatsApp platform. The primary objective was to examine the presence of social, cognitive, and teaching presences in the WhatsApp interactions using the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model. A survey…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Asians
Tan Shaojie; Arshad Abd Samad; Lilliati Ismail – SAGE Open, 2024
The ability to understand listening is an essential skill for non-native speakers of English as a foreign language (EFL). Research has shown that several factors can influence EFL students' English listening comprehension, including the listening strategy they use during listening activities. This study, therefore, used the meta-cognitive…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Listening Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Second Language Instruction
Su, Fan; Zou, Di; Xie, Haoran; Wang, Fu Lee – SAGE Open, 2021
Recent studies have increasingly investigated the effectiveness of both mobile and non-mobile digital game-based language learning. To gain an in-depth understanding of the differences in the effectiveness of mobile and non-mobile games, we compared studies from January 2000 to August 2020 investigating mobile game-based language learning (MGBLL)…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning
Barham, Kefah A.; Clarke, Rachel – SAGE Open, 2022
Mobile technologies have been shown to be potential aids in improving language learning a long with computer technology, The purpose of this study was to examine students' perceptions of their socio-affective learning practices when utilizing dictionary applications on their mobile phones. Twenty-five undergraduates were chosen at random from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dictionaries, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices
Metruk, Rastislav – SAGE Open, 2022
Innovations and advancements in modern technologies have induced changes in every sphere of human activity, including education. Smartphones represent modern, state-of-the-art gadgets which aim at fostering the teaching and learning process of EFL (English as a foreign language) learners. Students may experience and enjoy considerable benefits of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Liman Kaban, Aysegül; Karadeniz, Sirin – SAGE Open, 2021
The young generation, born into digital technologies and called Millennials or the Y-Generation, are raised in a world where everybody has a computer in their pockets (Hamari et al., 2014), and they are constantly engaged in digital activities. However, research on the impact of digital devices on learners' educational performance and motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Reading Comprehension
Al-Bogami, Basmah; Elyas, Tariq – SAGE Open, 2020
The use of iPad and other handheld devices in classrooms is spreading. Their use can empower learners and expose them to a plethora of resources. Yet, when it comes to learning a foreign language, reasonably little has been done to empirically ascertain the influence of iPad apps on facilitating language learning as well as engaging language…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Lin, I-Ting Doris; Marek, Michael W.; Ou Yang, Fang-Chuan – SAGE Open, 2021
Employment of idioms is essential to reach higher English expressive levels, especially for English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners. However, English idioms are challenging for both instructors and learners because the complex content of idioms depends on understanding their cultural context. Most mobile language applications are for vocabulary…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Eshghinejad, Shahrzad; Moini, M. Raouf – SAGE Open, 2016
One aspect of short message service (SMS) communication through a cell phone is use of politeness strategies. As it is extensively argued that females are more polite language users, the present study sought to describe the strategies used by these two groups and to find out whether there is any significant difference between male and female…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Prosocial Behavior, Power Structure, Teacher Student Relationship
