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Satake, Yoshiho – Research-publishing.net, 2022
This study explores the effectiveness of Data-Driven Learning (DDL) approach to second-language (L2) English vocabulary learning in on-demand online distance learning at a private university in Tokyo, Japan. The participants were 49 Japanese undergraduates, intermediate L2 English learners at the B1 level in the Common European Framework of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Undergraduate Students
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Hollenstein, Nora; Lungu, Mircea F. – Research-publishing.net, 2022
We propose to use reading time as a metric to report progress in language learning applications. As a case study we use a web-based application that enables learners of a foreign language to read texts from the web and practice vocabulary with interactive exercises generated based on their past readings. The application captures generic…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
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Pattemore, Anastasia; Suárez, Maria del Mar; Muñoz, Carmen – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This study explores the effects of extensive exposure to L2 TV series, describing perceptions of learning from this type of input. A total of 136 university learners of English participated in a pre-/post-test design study which included extensive watching of ten full-length episodes of an English TV series. There were three groups: captions,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Television Viewing, Teaching Methods
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Hendry, Clinton; Sheepy, Emily – Research-publishing.net, 2018
The American Education Research Association (AERA) is one of the largest education conferences in the world. Using the AERA Open Access Repository, we created a 5,000,000 word corpus of over 18,000 abstracts. We explored the coverages of the New General Service List (NGSL), the New Academic Word List (NAWL), and the Social Science Word List…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Academic Discourse, Teaching Methods, Word Lists
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Mirzaei, Siamak; Lewis, Trent W.; Wyra, Mirella; Wilkinson, Brett – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This research study tends to evaluate the efficaciousness and usability of a Vocabulary Learning And Strategy Teaching Web-App (VLASTWA) -- a customised and targeted web-app for (1) teaching the KeyWord Method (KWM) which is a widely investigated vocabulary learning strategy, and (2) facilitating new vocabulary learning via KWM. In this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Whyte, Shona; Edmonds, Amanda; Palasis, Katerina; Gerbier, Emilie – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Language researchers and teachers have long been interested in the timing of learning, and the distributed practice effect, whereby greater inter-session intervals result in longer retention, is well-known (Kim & Webb, 2022). Many L2 studies have focused on the intentional learning of lexis (Edmonds, Gerbier, Palasis, & Whyte, 2021),…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Song, Yanjie; Yang, Yin – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a mobile User-Generated-Content (m-UGC) tool on enhancing primary students' vocabulary learning motivation and learning outcomes. A total of 40 primary students in Hong Kong participated in this study. The results showed using the m-UGC tool could increase primary students' learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Shiroyama, Tomotaka – Research-publishing.net, 2022
The aim of this study is to compare how two different Virtual Exchanges (VE) contribute to language learning in a Japanese university context. Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) using VE has been a focus in this study. There are huge advantages of using technology in language teaching such as increasing language use opportunities, feedback, and…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning
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Adorján, Mária – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Many language teachers use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in their classrooms to create tasks, quizzes, or polls with general online learning platforms. Few teachers have experience, however, of incorporating online corpus tools in their teaching or assessment practices. This paper will explore how autonomous learning can be…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Cappellini, Marco – Research-publishing.net, 2019
After identifying a major limitation of current research on telecollaboration, I propose to develop a methodological framework to empirically study the link between the sociocultural dimension and the linguistic dimension of interaction in eTandem via desktop videoconferencing. For the sociocultural dimension, I study which roles the learners take…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Videoconferencing, Discourse Analysis, Student Role
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Tschichold, Cornelia – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Calls for replication studies are becoming more frequent, and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has now reached sufficient maturity to offer numerous studies that lend themselves to replication. Realistic and successful replications rely on transparency in terms of data, results, and methodology. Two published studies in the area of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Rueb, Avery; Cardoso, Walcir; Grimshaw, Jennica – Research-publishing.net, 2018
"Prêt à Négocier" (PàN) is an interactive digital information gap game designed to help French students improve their interaction skills. In this study, we examined the effects of its use on improving French learners' vocabulary. Following a pretest/posttest design, we compared the development of 20 French words between an experimental…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Vocabulary Development
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Czellér, Mária; Nagy-Bodnár, Klára – Research-publishing.net, 2019
As economies are inevitably becoming dominated by multinational and global companies, the need for Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) is growing accordingly. Language institutes in higher education are trying to tailor their curriculum to meet the expectations of such companies each with their specific technical vocabulary. While LSP courses are…
Descriptors: Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Giannikas, Christina Nicole – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Blogs are considered to have made an intervention in many English as a foreign language contexts. The architecture of the platform is thought to give authorship, a readership, and ownership of one's work, and encourage collaborative learning. The present chapter focusses on an exploratory research study which took place in a private language…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Enokida, Kazumichi; Kusanagi, Kunihiro; Kida, Shusaku; Morita, Mitsuhiro; Sakaue, Tatsuya – Research-publishing.net, 2018
The present study aims to reveal English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' online learning behaviour in a cross-platform web application for EFL vocabulary learning courses at a national university in Japan. Students were divided into two groups: those who were provided with the new, cross-platform application for vocabulary learning, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Online Courses
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