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Robson, Graham G.; Hardy, Darrell J. – International Education Studies, 2018
One way to promote autonomy in the second language can be through the use of Self-access Centres (SACs). These are spaces for students to engage in activities such as self-study or communication with other learners, or native-speakers of the target language. However, merely having these spaces available does not guarantee that students will use…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy, Self Determination, Language Laboratories
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Mohammed, Abdelaziz – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study aims at determining the relationship between language labs and the effective ways of mastering better performance of English language. The study raised two questions. They are "Is language laboratory useful in teaching English to Saudi students?" And "How do language labs help in improving students' performance?"…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
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Ramírez, Alexander – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2017
This paper presents the results of an Action-Research cycle conducted at Universidad del Valle, which aimed at fostering learner autonomy in freshmen from a foreign languages program, within an English course. The study established the freshmen's entrance profile regarding learner autonomy, and implemented a course based on the development of…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, College Freshmen, Intervention, English (Second Language)
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Crosthwaite, Peter – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
An increasing number of studies have looked at the value of corpus-based data-driven learning (DDL) for second language (L2) written error correction, with generally positive results. However, a potential conundrum for language teachers involved in the process is how to provide feedback on students' written production for DDL. The study looks at…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
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Calderón, Juan Felipe; Nussbaum, Miguel; Carmach, Ignacio; Díaz, Juan Jaime; Villalta, Marco – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Language learning tools have evolved to take into consideration new teaching models of collaboration and communication. While second language acquisition tasks have been taken online, the traditional language laboratory has remained unchanged. By continuing to follow its original configuration based on individual work, the language laboratory…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Second Language Instruction
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Khan, Intakhab Alam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Teaching of English in Saudi Arabia (KSA) is on top priority these days. Linguists, researchers, pedagogues and teachers have different perceptions and views regarding the approaches/methods/techniques of teaching of English in EFL/ESL classrooms. In today's modern learning scenario, it is believed that appropriate utilization of sophisticated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction
Carruthers, Heidy P. Cuervo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The traditional language laboratory consists of computer-based exercises in which students practice the language individually, working on language form drills and listening comprehension activities. In addition to the traditional approach to the laboratory requirement, students in the study participated in a weekly conversation hour focusing on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Spanish
STACK, EDWARD M.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THIS CRITIQUE OF RAYMOND F. KEATING'S 1963 "STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LANGUAGE LABORATORIES" CONSISTS OF FOUR ESSAYS DISCUSSING THE BIASED THINKING AND FAULTY RESEARCH PROCEDURES WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE REPORT. THESE ESSAYS EXAMINE SUCH FAULTS IN THE REPORT AS THE TOTAL LACK OF DEFINITION OF WHAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE USE OF…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Language Laboratories, Program Effectiveness
Ackerman, Thomas J. – 1966
The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the language laboratory as a learning aid for foreign language students. The method used was a comparison of the achievement of secondary school students who received instruction in a foreign language laboratory as a part of the instructional program with that of students whose…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis