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Yi-Ju Wu; Hui-Chin Yeh – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
This empirical investigation rigorously evaluated the teaching potential of Data-Driven Learning (DDL) for enhancing the ability of learners to apply 30 near-synonymous change-of-state verbs in two EFL Freshman English courses in a college setting across two semesters. In the study, 32 participants in the experimental group and 22 in the control…
Descriptors: Verbs, Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure, North American English
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Wen, Yun; Song, Yanjie – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
Learning analytics (LA) has been increasingly using in teaching and learning. However, in the field of applied linguistics, the use of LA has only begun to touch the surface. There is a need for understanding how LA and learning design (LD) influence each other and provide useful information to language teachers in the context of specific courses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Analytics, Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning
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Ozverir, Ildeniz; Osam, Ulker Vanci; Herrington, Jan – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Achieving communicative competency in English classes has been a key goal in contexts where English is taught as a foreign language (EFL). During this process, however, integrating the difficulty and complexity of real life tasks into classroom teaching has often been disregarded. Lack of opportunities for authentic language use often results in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Liu, Sarah Hsueh-Jui; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study reports on the differences in motivation, vocabulary gain, and perceptions on using or the Google Docs between individual and collaborative learning at a tertiary level. Two classes of English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited and each class was randomly assigned into one of the two groups--individuals or…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Web 2.0 Technologies, Student Motivation
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Laborda, Jesus Garcia – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
A long-standing debate in native and foreign language learning revolves around the use of computers to promote genuine social and professional communication. Webquests are a very common way of using Web resources to research a variety of topics, and if appropriately used can trigger the situations necessary to develop both written and oral…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, English for Special Purposes, Tourism, Classroom Communication
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Ibanez, Maria Blanca; Garcia, Jose Jesus; Galan, Sergio; Maroto, David; Morillo, Diego; Kloos, Carlos Delgado – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The best way to learn is by having a good teacher and the best language learning takes place when the learner is immersed in an environment where the language is natively spoken. 3D multi-user virtual worlds have been claimed to be useful for learning, and the field of exploiting them for education is becoming more and more active thanks to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Strategies, Learning Experience