Technology In Second Language Learning
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Although a number of studies have investigated study abroad or telecollaboration separately, none to date has included both methods with the aim of differentiating their impacts on the development of intercultural communicative competence... more
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, project implementation descriptions have accounted for the majority of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) publications, some 345 in total. Those interested in MALL applications thus need to read... more
Flora Floris and Willy Renandya present some ideas on using the SAMR model for transforming speaking and writing tasks.
Previous publications in applied linguistics concerning nonnative English speaker teachers (NNESTs) (e.g., Kramsch, 2003; Llurda, 2015; Pennycook, 1994; Rajagopalan, 2005; Train 2007) have analyzed and documented how ideologies rooted in... more
This research examines the use of newly-developed software applications such as e-dictionaries, digital flash cards, and digital character writing programs in the L2 Chinese language classroom in higher education. The acquisition of... more
This book explores multilingual speakers who use instant messaging (IM), Flickr, and Facebook. Across spaces, users may take on multiple identities of who they are and how they wish to be seen online. The book highlights how users, in... more
This article explores the role of posture in the language learning process, and concludes that it is sometimes critical for learning success. Principles of learning and moving are outlined. The history of physical movement in study is... more
In this article, we discuss the need for a new digital literacy among language students, namely a literacy in relation to the use of machine translation (MT): MT literacy, following Bowker & Buitrago Ciro (2019). This article does not... more
Language-learning apps have become a popular way to learn a new language in recent years, however there is relatively little research about their effectiveness as a language-learning tool. This study will first evaluate the essential and... more
This study investigated whether two groups of 6-year-old beginning readers taught to read by a phonics and by a “book experience” non-phonics approach would differ in reading comprehension as well as the processes of word recognition.... more
TEACHING PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS ENEMIES is a distribution of my original doctoral dissertation "Language Tangle : Predicting and Facilitating Outcomes in Language Education" ( http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/804346 ) with a new title better... more
La notion de norme et de référence à la norme est absolument fondamentale pour qui s’intéresse aux langues humaines. Langues, dialectes, parlers et accents suivent tous des règles rigoureuses, que l’observation permet de déterminer. Il... more
"Recently, educators have begun to consider what is required in literacy curricula and best teaching practices given the demands placed on the educator sector and on literacy in general. Multiliteracies and Technology Enhanced... more
Previous research (Harrington & Roche, 2014) showed that the Timed Yes/No Test (a measure of vocabulary size and response speed) is an effective tool for screening undergraduate students at risk of failure in English-as-a-Lingua-Franca... more
Abstract: Over the past decades educational technology (EdTech) has made many inroads in foreign language education. Yet the potential its proponents enthusiastically tout is usually at variance with the actual nuanced, complex and... more
Pronunciation, long on the periphery of applied linguistics research and pedagogy, continues to grow in importance because of its central roles in speech recognition, speech perception, and speaker identity. Pronunciation-related issues... more
Abstract : Many users of a second language, especially English, have little productive mastery of the language. Rather, some requirement in their life forces them to use limited subroutines (maybe quite small and formulaic) which are... more
"This paper will cover what incidental and instructional vocabulary acquisition entails; how each is thought to work, and how each affects the acquisition of language. To achieve any sort of acquisition first we have to know what a word... more
This book chapter discusses the opportunities offered by internet television, its pitfalls and the strategies that teachers and learners may use to maximise its benefits to L2 vocabulary acquisition.
This article investigates the validity of the suggestion that internet television can facilitate EFL learners’ acquisition of formulaic sequences (FSs). A quantitative study was conducted to examine the extent to which FS use on internet... more
This article concerns Regional and minority languages in Ukrainian legislation. I try to investigate different languages at the territory of Ukraine. Why do some of them have protectio but other - not. Moreover, I pay attention to the... more
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) environments allowing users to engage in real world-like experiences with other players online. The growing popularity of such virtual environments has led to more research in the field of... more
This study aims to provide an empirical foundation of student strategies to compensate for missing knowledge or deficiencies in speaking and listening ability while undertaking an oral exam interview. Observable compensation strategies... more
Within an evidentiary framework for operationally defining academic English language proficiency (AELP), linguistic analyses of standards, classroom discourse, and textbooks have led to specifications for assessment of AELP. The test... more
To better understand the promising effects of data-driven learning (DDL) on language learning processes and outcomes, this study explored DDL learning events enabled by the Research Writing Tutor (RWT), a web-based platform containing an... more
It is a common belief that English grammar is an integral part of the English acquisition as a foreign language (EFL). A high level of proficiency in English grammar enables students to express themselves accurately and fluently in the... more