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Solodka, Anzhelika; Ruskulis, Liliia; Demianenko, Olha; Zaskaleta, Svitlana – Arab World English Journal, 2022
Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) is a new channel of learning languages. The usage of MALL instructional design integrates mobile devices with educational scenarios of teaching foreign languages. The study explores the central issue of how MALL instructional course design could help students to construct an out-of-class MALL experience.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
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Lo, Yuen Yi – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
In Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programmes, students are expected to master content knowledge and language simultaneously. The worldwide popularity of this kind of programme has called for professional development, particularly for content subject teachers who have to shoulder some responsibilities of language teaching in CLIL.…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Course Content, Language of Instruction, Faculty Development
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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
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Lai, Alan; Kaplan, Matthew – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article aims to address the practical question of whether there is educational value to embedding second-language (L2) learning experiences in intergenerational contexts. In particular, a case study was conducted of a novel, university-based ESL program in Hong Kong in which a group of older adult volunteers with a high level of English…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Elder, Catherine; Kim, Hyejeong; Knoch, Ute – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2012
While there have been a number of studies exploring the impact of time-on-task and language background on language achievement for both English and other languages, the Student Achievement in Asian Languages Education (SAALE) project constitutes the first systematic attempt to gather empirical evidence of these effects for four Asian languages…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Expertise
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Olson, Josephine E.; Lalley, Kristine – Journal of Education for Business, 2012
The authors describe a short-term study abroad program for business and engineering students at the end of their freshman year, and then present the results of a later survey of the participants as upperclassmen that was conducted to determine whether the program met its objectives. The primary objectives of this first-year program were to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Engineering Education, Learning Experience, Study Abroad
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Abdous, M'hammed; Facer, Betty Rose; Yen, Cherng-Jyh – Computers & Education, 2012
With podcasting gaining more mainstream adoption in higher education, it's critical to examine its effectiveness in improving the student learning experience. To this end, this paper examines the effectiveness of podcasts integrated into the curriculum (PIC) versus podcasts as supplemental material (PSM). Considering recent empirical work on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Learning Experience
Cai, Shengrong – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study empirically investigated the impact of an online learning community project on university students' motivation in learning Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). A newly-proposed L2 motivation theory--the L2 motivational self system (Dornyei 2005; 2009)--was used as the theoretical framework for this study. The three aspects of motivation…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Grounded Theory, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning
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Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul; Adlina, Wan Fara Wan; Embi, Mohamed Amin – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2011
This article reports on an online collaborative project between English language teachers pursuing a degree in TESL/TESOL from three universities in Malaysia--Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A total of 142 teachers were involved in the study and about three to eight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Professional Development, English (Second Language)
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Llanes, Angels; Tragant, Elsa; Serrano, Raquel – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2012
This study examines the extent to which a study abroad (SA) experience has an effect on the L2 written and oral performance of a group of Spanish undergraduates, studying English as a second language (L2) in a university in the UK. This article also examines the role that individual differences, such as the participants' motivation, attitudes,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Program Effectiveness, Study Abroad, Learning Experience
Tominaga, Yuko – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2009
In order to discover some clues to and make suggestions for better teaching English pronunciation to learners in English as a Foreign Language (henceforth abbreviated as EFL) settings, the paper attempts to analyze Successful Foreign Language Learners (SFLL), focusing on their study history. The subjects were 24 junior high school students, who…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Quasiexperimental Design, Pronunciation Instruction, Sentence Structure
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Long, Michael H. – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
A review of research finds considerable evidence that second language instruction is beneficial (1) for children as well as adults; (2) for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students; (3) on integrative as well as discrete-point tests, and (4) in acquisition-rich as well as acquisition-poor environments. Implications for theory and instruction…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews, Outcomes of Education
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Leibowitz, Brenda – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2005
This article reports on an exploratory qualitative study on 37 students' acquisition of language and literacy. The study closely analyzes a linguistics assignment written in English, the dominant language, given to students at University of the Western Cape belonging to groups speaking English, Afrikaans, or an African language. The study…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Multilingualism, Learning Experience, Familiarity
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Chen, Jin; Belkada, Safia; Okamoto, Toshio – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
This paper describes an experimental study aimed at investigating the learning effectiveness of a Web-based course called "Academic English" (EAP) for Japanese learners of English. The main focus of the study was to examine the form, function, and impact of interaction in the course. Twenty university-level EFL students participated in…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Interaction