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Download full textDavid McLoughlin; Jo Mynard – rEFLections, 2015
This paper presents results of the first year of a four-year longitudinal study examining motivation for independent language learning among Japanese freshman learners of English at a university in Japan. The participants were enrolled in optional independent learning modules offered by the university's self-access centre. The aim of the modules…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Independent Study, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
Direct linkBenson, Susan D. – Language Teaching Research, 2016
Since the 1980s, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has enjoyed considerable interest from researchers of second language acquisition (SLA), resulting in a growing body of empirical evidence to support how and to what extent this approach can promote language learning. Although transferability and generalizability are critical assumptions for…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multivariate Analysis
Al-Maini, Yousef Hamad – The EUROCALL Review, 2013
The Saudi education system is facing a climate of change characterized by an interest in integrating new technology and educational approaches to improve teaching and learning. In this climate, the present paper explores the issues in integrating information technology in learning and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in government…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Information Technology
Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, C. Anne; Lysenko, Larysa; Marsh, Jonathon; Gioko, Anthony – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The research explores the impact of interactive, multimedia literacy software (ABRA) on the reading skills of early elementary students in Kenya. Twelve grade two English teachers and their students from six schools were randomly divided in half: an experimental group (N = 180) where ABRA was part of their English Language instruction and a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Grade 2
Hoffstaedter, Petra; Kohn, Kurt – Research-publishing.net, 2014
Our contribution focuses on synchronous oral telecollaboration in secondary schools. With reference to the EU project TILA, aspects of task design and implementation are discussed against the backdrop of issues of technological quality in connection with class organisation in computer labs. Case study evidence is provided in favour of the…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Centers
LaFlamme, Kathleen – 1990
The development and implementation of a computer literacy support system to increase student computer use for language learning are described. The system was piloted with teachers and a computer laboratory aide in an urban program of adult basic education and English as a Second Language. The project had three phases, including: review of existing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Literacy
Hanson-Smith, Elizabeth – ESL Magazine, 1999
Discusses the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in the world of education, focusing on new paradigms, types of CALL environments, and characteristics of technology-rich schools. Several sidebars discuss technology types for CALL, what is needed to create a CALL environment, building a computer lab, and student-project Internet…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPeterson, Mark – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1999
Recent interest in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has been accompanied by an expansion in the demand for CALL centers. The planning and creation of these facilities present educators and administrators with a unique set of challenges. This article highlights these factors and illustrates how a CALL center can be successfully…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Software, Feedback
Pinga, Estella; Della Costa, Diane – 1997
The process of expanding the general and vocational English- as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curriculum for employees of a hotel is described, and related materials are presented. Emphasis was on improvement of instruction for groups with varied levels of English proficiency. Instructional program development included creation of a computer lab and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers
Best, Linda – 1997
In Spring 1996, the author sought and received funding for a multimedia interactive laboratory classroom that would serve English as a Second Language (ESL) students at Kean College (New Jersey) from their beginning level course work through their advanced studies in composition and research. Reasons for seeking funding were many, the most…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction
