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Chen, Howard Hao-Jan; Wu, Jian-Cheng; Yang, Christine Ting-Yu; Pan, Iting – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
The development of collocational knowledge is important for foreign language learners; unfortunately, learners often have difficulties producing proper collocations in the target language. Among the various ways of collocation learning, the DDL (data-driven learning) approach encourages the independent learning of collocations and allows learners…
Descriptors: Chinese, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Computational Linguistics
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Lai, Chun; Shum, Mark; Tian, Yan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Enhancing self-directed use of technology for language learning is essential for maximizing the potential of technology for language learning. Understanding how to construct learner training to promote this critical competency is of great significance. This study examined the effectiveness of an online training platform aimed at enhancing the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Jiang, Dayu; Renandya, Willy A.; Zhang, Lawrence Jun – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
Using the cognitive theory of multimedia learning, this study aimed to evaluate the design of one multimedia courseware used for teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in China and to compare the attitudinal differences in the teachers' and students' evaluation of the courseware. A questionnaire was developed and validated. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Multimedia Instruction
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Choi, Inn-Chull – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
A Web-based form-focused intelligent computer-assisted language learning (ICALL) tutoring system equipped with a process-oriented corrective feedback function was developed to investigate the extent to which such a program may serve as a viable method of teaching grammar to Korean secondary and elementary students. The present study was also…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, English (Second Language)
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Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Marefat, Hamideh; Saeedakhtar, Afsaneh – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Collocational competence is recognized to be integral to native-like L2 performance, and concordancing can be of assistance in gaining this competence. This study reports on an investigation into the effect of symmetrical and asymmetrical scaffolding on the collocational competence of Iranian intermediate learners of English in the context of…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
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Chen, Ping-Ju – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
The documentation of the benefits of blog use in foreign language education has proliferated since 2006. In the field of blogging to write, most studies focus on learners' linguistic performance and perceptions. To provide an analysis of learners' writing performance by using blogs, in addition to the often-researched areas, this study examines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metalinguistics, College Students, Science Education