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Relationship between EFL Learners' Autonomy and Speaking Strategies They Use in Conversation Classes
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Salehi, Hadi; Ebrahimi, Marziyeh; Sattar, Susan; Shojaee, Mohammad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The present study was conducted at Parsayan Language Institute in Isfahan, Iran. The students in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes were examined to investigate the relationship between degrees of learner autonomy, use of strategies for coping with speaking problems and the learners' success in their speaking classes. To determine the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Personal Autonomy
Applying Role-Playing Strategy to Enhance Learners' Writing and Speaking Skills in EFL Courses Using Facebook and Skype as Learning Tools: A Case Study in Taiwan
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Yen, Yen-Chen; Hou, Huei-Tse; Chang, Kuo En – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
English as a foreign language (EFL) instruction faces many challenges in Asia because of many cultural and environmental factors, such as the lack of interactive speaking environments, emphasis placed on test scores, and foreign language anxiety. The purpose of this research is to conduct an EFL instructional course by integrating Facebook…
Descriptors: Role Playing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Content Analysis
The Development of Advanced Learner Oral Proficiency Using iPads
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Lys, Franziska – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
In this study, I investigate the use and integration of iPads in an advanced German conversation class. In particular, I am interested in analyzing how students learn with this new technology and how it affects the development of their oral proficiency level. Overall, my results suggest that iPads are well suited to practice listening and speaking…
Descriptors: German, Handheld Devices, Conversational Language Courses, College Students
L2 Speaking Self-Ability Perceptions through Multiple Video Speech Drafts
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Castaneda, Martha; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Eva – Hispania, 2011
The present study examines the effect of self-evaluation on Spanish oral performance of nine second-language university students in an intermediate conversation course. Participants were asked to submit multiple drafts of digital video recordings of themselves practicing language functions throughout a semester. Participants also reflected on…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Intervention, Speech Skills, English (Second Language)