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Lin, Vivien; Barrett, Neil E.; Liu, Gi-Zen; Chen, Nian-Shing; Jong, Morris Siu-Yung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
The field of language education has experienced a rise in using virtual reality (VR) to support interactive, contextualized, and collaborative language learning in recent years. The current study investigates the effects of auditory, visual, and textual input on speaking and writing in English for Tourism Purposes (ETP) through immersive,…
Descriptors: Tourism, English for Special Purposes, Undergraduate Students, Computer Simulation
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Ludington, Jason Darryl – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Learning spoken word forms is a vital part of second language learning, and CALL lends itself well to this training. Not enough is known, however, about how auditory variation across speech tokens may affect receptive word learning. To find out, 144 Thai university students with no knowledge of the Patani Malay language learned 24 foreign words in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Students, Receptive Language
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Lee, Lay Wah – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
With the advent of touch-screen interfaces on the tablet computer, multisensory elements in reading instruction have taken on a new dimension. This computer assisted language learning research aimed to determine whether specific technology features of a tablet computer can add to the functionality of multisensory instruction in early reading…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Teaching Methods, Learning Modalities
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Patten, Iomi; Edmonds, Lisa A. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
The present study examines the effects of training native Japanese speakers in the production of American /r/ using spectrographic visual feedback. Within a modified single-subject design, two native Japanese participants produced single words containing /r/ in a variety of positions while viewing live spectrographic feedback with the aim of…
Descriptors: Japanese, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Visual Stimuli
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Ward, Nigel G.; Escalante, Rafael; Al Bayyari, Yaffa; Solorio, Thamar – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2007
Good listeners generally produce back-channel feedback, that is, short utterances such as "uh-huh" which signal active listening. As the rules governing back-channeling vary from language to language, second-language learners may need help acquiring this skill. This paper is an initial exploration of how to provide this. It presents a training…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Listening Skills, Feedback (Response), Auditory Stimuli