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Effect of Student Team Achievement Division through WebQuest on EFL Students' Argumentative Writing Skills and Their Instructors' Perceptions
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Awada, Ghada; Burston, Jack; Ghannage, Rosie – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study investigated the effectiveness of integrating Student Team Achievement Division (STAD), a structured cooperative learning method, and "WebQuest," an inquiry-based technological model (IBTM) on developing university English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' advanced-level argumentative writing skills and enhancing…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Comparative Analysis
Evaluating ELT Multimedia Courseware from the Perspective of Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
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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
CALL Teacher Professional Growth through Lesson Study Practice: An Investigation into EFL Teachers' Perceptions
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Nami, Fatemeh; Marandi, S. Susan; Sotoudehnama, Elaheh – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Despite the abundance of research on the potential of lesson study for promoting teachers' professional growth through practice and collaboration, little is known on how language teachers perceive this strategy for their computer assisted language learning (CALL) professional development. In an attempt to contribute to this research base, this…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Type of Instructional Delivery and Second Language Teacher Candidate Performance: Online versus Face-to-Face
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Kissau, Scott – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Research conducted over the past decade has consistently reported no significant differences in learning outcomes for students of fully online or face-to-face (F2F) instruction. Only a small number of these studies, however, have focused on courses in second language (L2) teacher preparation programs. Even fewer studies have compared the impact of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cooperating Teachers
Students' and Instructors' Attitudes toward the Use of CALL in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
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Wiebe, Grace; Kabata, Kaori – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This study examines the effects of educational technologies on the attitudes of both the instructors and the students. The results indicate that there is a discrepancy between the students' awareness of the instructors' goals for using new technologies and the importance instructors placed on computer assisted language learning (CALL). The data…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Second Language Instruction
A Snapshot of the Canadian CALL University Scene.
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Craven, Mary-Louise; Sinyor, Roberta – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1998
Compares results from surveys conducted in 1987 and 1998 on how computer-assisted language learning (CALL) was being used in Canadian universities. Results provided information on what types of hardware and software were being used, languages taught using CALL, the impact of CALL on various courses, and teachers' and students' attitudes about…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software