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Bashori, Muzakki; van Hout, Roeland; Strik, Helmer; Cucchiarini, Catia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) is known to negatively affect the performance of foreign language learners. Among the four language skills, speaking is the most anxiety-provoking skill. We investigated the presence of FLSA in Indonesian vocational high school students and we tested whether web-based language learning might help to reduce…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Speech Skills, Linguistic Performance
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Hamzaoglu, Harika; Koçoglu, Zeynep – Educational Media International, 2016
The present study was designed to investigate: (a) the effect of podcasts in EFL students' oral performance, (b) the effect of podcasts in EFL students' speaking anxiety, (c) the relationship between speaking anxiety and oral performance, and (d) EFL students' perceptions of using podcasts. This study was conducted in a high school in Istanbul,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Speech Communication
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Wang, Yi-Hsuan; Young, Shelley Shwu-Ching – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
The purpose of the study is to explore and describe how to implement a pedagogical ASR-based intelligent computer-assisted speaking learning (iCASL) system to support adult learners with a private, flexible and individual learning environment to practice English pronunciation. The iCASL system integrates multiple levels of corrective feedback and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Pronunciation Instruction
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Kim, SoHee – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
Since online educational technology can support a ubiquitous language learning environment, there are many ways to develop English learners' autonomy through self-access learning. This study investigates whether English as a second language (ESL) learners can improve their oral proficiency through independent study by using online self-study…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Oral Language, Educational Technology, English (Second Language)
Smith, Audrey – Online Submission, 1994
This program was developed and implemented to increase adult ESOL students' chances to participate in conversations with each other, thereby increasing both their fluency and their confidence. Additionally, a target group with both low language levels and low confidence was separated from the higher achievers in order to decrease their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Adult Students, Conversational Language Courses, Language Fluency