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The Role of Technology in SLA Research
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Chun, Dorothy M. – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
In this review article for the 20th Anniversary Issue, I look back at research from the last two decades on the role of computer technology in understanding and facilitating second language acquisition (SLA) and forward to what future research might investigate. To be discussed are both how technology has been used to conduct research on SLA…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Influence of Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
Signal Analysis Software for Teaching Pronunciation.
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Chun, Dorothy M. – Language Learning & Technology, 1998
Reviews research on the acquisition of suprasegmentals by second language learners and the potential of computer-based instructional materials for improving intonation; describes and critiques some of the software previously available for this purpose; and suggests criteria for the conceptualization of multimedia software and concomitant research…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Instructional Materials, Intonation
Research on Text Comprehension in Multimedia Environments.
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Chun, Dorothy M.; Plass, Jan L. – Language Learning & Technology, 1997
Discusses how second-language reading research is focusing increasingly on the cognitive processes involved in reading--the interaction of lower-level, bottom-up processes such as vocabulary acquisition with high-level, top-down processes such as activating prior knowledge. This knowledge is combined with current research on learning with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Prior Learning