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Electronic Writing Portfolio in a Collaborative Writing Environment: Its Impact on EFL Students' Writing Performance
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Jalil Fathi; Masoud Rahimi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Adopting a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach, this study explored the impact of electronic writing portfolio on writing performance in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Two intact classes were first selected and randomly assigned to an electronic writing portfolio group (22 EFL students) and a conventional (i.e. paper-based)…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Portfolios (Background Materials), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Effect of Prosody Instruction in Developing Listening Comprehension Skills by Interpreter Trainees: Does Methodology Matter?
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Yenkimaleki, Mahmood; van Heuven, Vincent J.; Moradimokhles, Hossein – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
In the present study, three groups of interpreter trainees were formed, two experimental groups, i.e., blended prosody instruction (BPI) and computer-assisted prosody training (CAPT), and one control group (CON). In this experiment the participants took part in a four-week teaching program for 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), i.e., 16 hours…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Computer Software, Pronunciation Instruction
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
The Effects of Computer-Mediated Synchronous and Asynchronous Direct Corrective Feedback on Writing: A Case Study
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Shintani, Natsuko – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This case study investigated the characteristics of computer-mediated synchronous corrective feedback (SCF, provided while students wrote) and asynchronous corrective feedback (ACF, provided after students had finished writing) in an EFL writing task. The task, designed to elicit the use of the hypothetical conditional, was completed by two…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication
The Effect of a Course Management System (CMS)-Supported Strategy Instruction on EFL Reading Comprehension and Strategy Use
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Tsai, Yea-Ru; Talley, Paul C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
This paper reports on the effect of a Moodle-supported strategy instruction on both reading comprehension and strategy use among EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. Specific reading strategy training was first integrated into a Moodle system, which included reading exercises on problem identification, monitoring comprehension,…
Descriptors: Management Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Impact of Asynchronous Computer-Assisted Language Learning Approaches on English as a Foreign Language High and Low Achievers' Vocabulary Retention and Recall
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Gorjian, Bahman; Moosavinia, Seyyed Rahim; Kavari, Kamal Ebrahimi; Asgari, Parviz; Hydarei, Alireza – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
This study measured the impact of asynchronous computer-assisted language learning (CALL) approaches on high and low achievers' vocabulary retention and recall of English as foreign language learners. Fifty participants were assigned into two homogeneous groups. Both groups covered eight expository passages, which included "Select readings:…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Low Achievement, Second Language Learning, Homogeneous Grouping