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Riestenberg, Katherine J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Second language (L2) learners of tone languages do not perceive and produce the different tones of the target language with equal ease. The most common explanation for these asymmetries is that acoustically salient tones are the easiest to learn. An alternative explanation is that tones are easiest to learn when they are highly frequent in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Intonation, Linguistic Input, Acoustics
Tammelin, Maija; Peltonen, Berit; Puranen, Pasi; Auvinen, Lis – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
This paper discusses learning language and communication activities that focus on students' concrete involvement in their learning process. The activities first deal with student-produced blogs and digital videos in business Spanish. They then present student-produced podcasts for Swedish business communication learners that are meant for speakers…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Processes, Learning Activities, Student Developed Materials