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Ibrahim Halil Topal – Technology in Language Teaching & Learning, 2025
Technological advancements have not only introduced new tools for language education but also tailored apps and resources for specific language skills. These include mobile apps (e.g., "Drops: Language Learning Games" for vocabulary), websites (e.g., "SpanishDict" for Spanish dictionary and grammar), and reference tools (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Second Language Learning, Databases, Vocabulary Development
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Sigurjónsdóttir, Sigríður; Nowenstein, Iris – Second Language Research, 2021
This article reviews prominent research on non-English-speaking children's extramural acquisition of English through digital media, and examines the understudied scenario of possible effects of such second language (L2) English input on domestically dominant but globally small first languages (L1s), with Icelandic as the test case. We outline the…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Children, Vocabulary
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Amenós-Pons, José; Ahern, Aoife; Gujarro-Fuentes, Pedro – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
This paper examines the process of acquiring L2s that are closely related to the L1 through data on how adult French speakers learning L2 Spanish in a formal setting develop knowledge and use of past tenses in this L2. We consider the role of transfer and simplification in acquiring mental representations of the L2 grammar, specifically in the…
Descriptors: Native Language, French, Transfer of Training, Spanish
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BavaHarji, Madhubala; Alavi, Zhinoos Kamal; Letchumanan, Krishnaveni – English Language Teaching, 2014
This experimental design study examined the effects of viewing captioned instructional videos on EFL learners' content comprehension, vocabulary acquisition and language proficiency. It also examined the participants' perception of viewing the captioned instructional videos. The 92 EFL students in two classes, who were undertaking the "Tape…
Descriptors: Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Miller, Suzanne M., Ed.; McVee, Mary B., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Taking a close look at multimodal composing as an essential new literacy in schools, this volume draws from contextualized case studies across educational contexts to provide detailed portraits of teachers and students at work in classrooms. Authors elaborate key issues in transforming classrooms with student multimodal composing, including…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Classroom Techniques, Writing (Composition), Technology Integration
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Herron, Carol; York, Holly; Corrie, Cathleen; Cole, Steven P. – CALICO Journal, 2006
This study compared a story-based video instructional package, with a feature-length film as its focus, to a text-based program. It explored the effectiveness of each approach to enhance the listening and grammar performances of intermediate-level college French students. Twenty-seven students at two institutions participated. A pretest-posttest…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Films, Listening Skills, French