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Improving Reading Comprehension in Spanish Using iSTART-E: A Pilot Study
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McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Soto, Christian Marcelo; Gutierrez de Blume, Antonio P.; Palma, Diego; González, Jordan Ignacio; McNamara, Danielle S. – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
iSTART-E is a web-based intelligent tutor developed for Spanish-speaking students to improve their reading comprehension through self-explanation strategy training. This study examined the effects of a blended comprehension strategy intervention on students' reading comprehension skill. Chilean high school students (N = 22) completed nine iSTART-E…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, High School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Use of Videoconferencing and Unprescribed Conversation for Listening Comprehension in L2 Spanish
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Massery, Laurie; Fuentes, Claudio – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The following research investigates the effect that unprescribed conversation with native speakers of the target language had on learners' L2 listening comprehension skills at the beginning (n=21) and advanced intermediate levels of Spanish (n=27). Treatment groups completed two-thirty-minute conversations with native speakers via…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Speech Communication, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning