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Monroe, Will; Tanner, Susan; Conrad, Emily – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
This article replicates a prior study of student perceptions of captions in a specialized learning context to understand the extent to which captions are useful for students learning specialized vocabulary. It describes the results of a conceptual replication (Christensen et al., "Technology, Knowledge and Learning," 2021) of a…
Descriptors: Law Students, Captions, Knowledge Level, Vocabulary Development
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Kessler, Matt; Loewen, Shawn; Trego, Daniel – Language Teaching Research, 2023
This mixed-methods study investigates the use of synchronous video computer-mediated communication (SVCMC) in a U.S. university's Spanish-as-a-foreign-language curriculum. Using the SVCMC platform "TalkAbroad," the university's Spanish program required second-year students to participate in five, 30-minute, SVCMC conversations with…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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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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Nurmukhamedov, Ulugbek – TESOL Journal, 2017
Teachers of English are often in search of authentic audio and video materials that promote learners' listening comprehension and vocabulary development. TED Talks, a set of freely available web presentations, could be a useful resource to promote vocabulary instruction. The present replication study examines the lexical coverage of TED Talks by…
Descriptors: Lexicology, Lecture Method, Video Technology, Second Language Instruction
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Coyle, Yvette; Reverte Prieto, Maria José – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This is an empirical study in which we explore child foreign language learners' interactional strategy use, uptake, and lexical acquisition in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). The study was carried out with 16 10-year-old Spanish English as a foreign language learners paired with age- and proficiency-matched English native…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Second Language Learning
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Alyaz, Yunus; Spaniel-Weise, Dorothea; Gursoy, Esim – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The interest in Digital Game-Based Language Learning (DGBLL) has increased considerably in recent years although being a relatively new approach. Despite the interest that DGBLL took, the studies in the context of German as a Foreign Language (FL) are quite limited. Moreover, DGBLL in the Turkish context is not prevalent. Due to this gap in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Second Language Instruction