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Kohnke, Lucas – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2020
Creative use of language is a central tenet of learner-centric pedagogy, and as such has become a big part of today's language classrooms. Students who are allowed to use their creative impulses are often more engaged during in-class activities (Gregory et al., 2013). This is precisely one of the primary motivators for teachers to leverage…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rutta, Carolina Beniamina; Schiavo, Gianluca; Zancanaro, Massimo; Rubegni, Elisa – Educational Media International, 2021
This work explores how comic-based digital storytelling can support children and teachers in combining foreign language and content teaching in the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) framework. In particular, we focus on investigating three specific aspects: (1) the use of digital storytelling in terms of collaboration, engagement and…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Story Telling, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teaching Methods
Alemi, Minoo; Givi, Samira Salmani; Rezanejad, Atefeh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
Digital storytelling (DST) is one of the areas which has entered the field of foreign language education and has proved to be beneficial in learning different language skills. However, it remains underexplored whether and how DST can affect learners' writing skill and motivation to write. The present study sought to investigate the impact of DST…
Descriptors: Story Telling, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Çelebi, Safa; Borekci, Muhsine – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2020
The present study aimed to determine the effect of teaching prosody through visual feedback activities on oral reading skills of Turkish language learners. The quantitative dimension of the study utilized a single group pre-test post-test experimental design, whereas, the qualitative dimension consisted of the data obtained from the interviews.…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Skills, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Reima Al-Jarf – Online Submission, 2024
Multimodal learning refers to teaching strategies that involve multiple sensory systems simultaneously. Teachers can create materials for students with different learning styles (auditory, visual, kinesthetic reading, and writing). Multimodal learning keeps students engaged, encourages them to apply what they learn in real-life situations,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Multimedia Instruction, Problem Solving, Student Projects
Bakla, Arif – ReCALL, 2019
Despite their potential benefits, teacher-created animated cartoons have not found much room in second-language (L2) research, probably due to some technical challenges involved in creating them. This paper reports the findings of a mixed-methods embedded experimental study, designed to test the impact of tailor-made animated cartoons on the…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction, English (Second Language)
Aghasafari, Sahar; Bivins, Kelli; Nordgren, Brendan – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2021
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of multilingual and multicultural students in U.S. schools. Because of high-stakes testing and English-only mandates, instructional practices and curricula in most urban school districts neglect the cultural and linguistic interests of their diverse student populations. In this interpretive study,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Culturally Relevant Education, Multilingualism
Vazquez-Calvo, Boris; Zhang, Leticia Tian; Pascual, Mariona; Cassany, Daniel – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
Fan practices involving translation open up opportunities to explore language learning practices within the fandom (Sauro, 2017). We examine how three fans capitalize on fan translation and language learning. We consider the cases of Selo (an English-Spanish translator of games), Nino (a Japanese-Catalan fansubber of anime, and Alro (an…
Descriptors: Translation, Computer Games, Video Technology, Japanese
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2021
This study investigates the differential effects of the iPad on first and second language learning by Saudi children in the home environment. The subjects consisted of 78 parents and 118 children. The children were grouped into: 1-6 years old (young children in kindergarten and pre-school); 7- 9 years (grades 1-3); and 10-12 years (grades 4-6).…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries
Cabrera, Paola; Castillo, Luz; González, Paúl; Quiñónez, Ana; Ochoa, César – Teaching English with Technology, 2018
This study examined the use of "Pixton" for enhancing grammar and vocabulary teaching in a public high school in the South region of Ecuador. In this intervention, 163 junior high school learners and 14 pre-service English teachers participated during a period of 4 months. The data for this study was obtained by gathering information…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pretests Posttests
Mina, Nurawati; Putranti, Sulistini Dwi – Dinamika Ilmu, 2015
Cartoon comes from an Italian word "Cartone" meaning a large paper. It is designed not only as the media to describe daily activities, but also to entertain, criticize, provoke, and even to teach people. A lot of studies have been conducted regarding the implementation of cartoon in classroom or outside classroom context. It is proven…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Revithiadou, Anthi; Kourtis-Kazoullis, Vasilia; Soukalopoulou, Maria; Konstantoudakis, Konstantinos; Zarras, Christos – The EUROCALL Review, 2015
In this article we present an interactive extensible software, "The 7 Keys of the Dragon," for the teaching/learning of Albanian and Russian to students that attend primary and secondary education in Greece with the respective languages as their heritage languages. We address the key challenges we encountered during the conceptualization…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation