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Diem Thi Ngoc Hoang; Thinh Hoang – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible effects of conducting regular collaborative activities via Google Docs on English academic writing skills. Utilising a mixed methods design, this study was conducted with 24 Vietnamese high school students who participated in a fully online English as a foreign language (EFL) course in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Language, Writing Skills
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Song, Yi; Sparks, Jesse R.; Guzman-Orth, Danielle – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The goal of this project was to design a scaffolded learning activity that develops English learners' (ELs) argumentation skills. In this study, we investigated how middle school ELs interacted with a game-enhanced scenario-based assessment of argumentation skills (named "Seaball"). The target skills included identifying and classifying…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Persuasive Discourse, Skill Development, Middle School Students
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Heejin Chang; Scott Windeatt – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study investigates the potential of "VoiceThread" (VT) as a learning tool in order to enhance learners' performance and confidence, and to provide the basis for continuing independent practice. The participants were students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds on a 10-week English for Academic Purposes (EAP)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Audio Equipment, Computer Software
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Wang, Na; Chen, Juanwen; Zhang, Jingyuan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This paper reports on the development of constructive EAP CALL courseware, and its integration into blended learning contexts, as a solution to the problems in EAP courses in Chinese universities. A case study of a defining skills package, developed for undergraduates at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), is used to…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Courseware
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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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Bueno-Alastuey, M. C.; López Pérez, M. V. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
This study investigated students' perceptions of the usefulness of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in all the skills and areas of language in an English as a Foreign Language blended course, which integrated ICT fully, and compared these perceptions to those of pupils of a Spanish as a Second Language blended course with a lower…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Technology Uses in Education