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Boris Vazquez-Calvo; Sergio Duarte-Marti; Leticia-Tian Zhang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Online informal language learning has surged due to the growing interaction on social networking sites, such as TikTok and YouTube. One vital interaction method is through comments, revealing insights into learner behaviors and thoughts. Concurrently, the "Korean Wave" has made Korean a sought-after language. This study examined comments…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Korean, Social Media, Video Technology
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Ai-Chu Elisha Ding – Distance Learning, 2024
The rapid evolution of communication technologies, compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has significantly expanded the utilization of virtual learning formats such as online, blended, and hybrid learning across various educational levels and settings. Nevertheless, the shift to virtual learning has presented challenges for many…
Descriptors: Translation, Multilingualism, Electronic Learning, Second Language Learning
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Siqing Mu; Lili Han; Zhisheng Wen – Language and Education, 2025
In recent years, language portraits (LPs) have emerged as a valuable tool for visually representing multilingual learners' linguistic repertoires. However, previous studies have primarily relied on traditional methods of inviting participants to sketch their language portraits on paper using pens and crayons. In this paper, we propose the use of…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language), Multilingualism
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Lee, Ju Seong; Lee, Kilryoung; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Language Teaching Research, 2022
This study examined Korean (n = 143) and Taiwanese (n = 261) EFL students' willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) in in-class, out-of-class, and digital settings. Follow-up interviews (n = 20) were also conducted to identify factors that might have influenced their L2 WTC. Results showed that Korean and Taiwanese participants…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Usage
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Peiru Tong; Zhaohui Yin; Linda Tsung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
In this study, the use of a popular mobile social networking platform (WeChat) is investigated for learning Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in a beginners' course at an Australian university. Driven by practical considerations and major issues with previous literature, student engagement and authentic language used in a WeChat class group are…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Media, Foreign Countries
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Scott Aubrey; Andrew Philpott – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This study examined the impact of collaborative pre-task strategic planning followed by rehearsal on the quantity and novelty of content used in task performances when strategic planning is performed in different language conditions in an online classroom. Forty Japanese university students of English as a foreign language (EFL) from two intact…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Language Usage, Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Bose, Priyanka; Gao, Xuesong; Starfield, Sue; Sun, Shuting; Ramdani, Junjun Muhamad – Language Policy, 2023
Family language policy (FLP) is increasingly recognised as a distinct domain of language policy concerned with the family as an arena of language policy formulation and implementation. While FLP is a relatively new research area, its conceptualisation of family and language practice requires re-examination due to social changes and technological…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Family Relationship, Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Susanne Duek; Marie Nilsberth – Education Inquiry, 2024
The aim of this study is to investigate multilingual students' identity constructions in their participation in different digital literacy practices. Theoretically, we depart from a translanguaging perspective and a social understanding of literacy from the field of New Literacy Studies. The data was constructed through qualitative interviews with…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Self Concept, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage
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Palviainen, Åsa; Räisä, Tiina – Language Policy, 2023
While mobile app-mediated communication between children and members of their family represents a substantial part of contemporary family communication and language input, we still know very little about the role of these technologies in family language policy (FLP). With an explorative questionnaire survey, the current study set out to examine…
Descriptors: Finno Ugric Languages, Swedish, Language of Instruction, Family Relationship
Kai Zhu; Shanhua He – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This study investigates the language ideologies manifested in the linguistic hierarchies produced by relevant EU governmental/political institutions through their language requirements for visa application documents. Based on the theoretical framework of Language Management Theory (LMT), this study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Public Policy, Native Language
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Xiang Shen; Xunbing Shen; Jian-E Peng – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Digital storytelling has made its way into second language classrooms due to its great potential in promoting linguistic and non-linguistic outcomes increasingly recognized by second language educators. However, the links between digital storytelling and second language learners' willingness to communicate still remain largely unknown. The present…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Panachanok Chanwaiwit; Lynsey Mori – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2024
This study examined the impact of a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project on Thai Business English students' awareness of intercultural communication and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), along with their communication challenges and strategies. Data were collected through pre-post rating-scale questionnaires, open-ended…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Business English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ambreen, Fatima; Ozdemir, Burhan; El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel Salam – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
Textism, which refers to the special language used in text messaging, is widely used in several forms of communication, such as texting, online chatting and emails. This increased use of textism has alarmed the media and the public because this special language can impact the academic writing of the younger generation. This paper aimed at…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Writing Skills
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Hetrovicz, Lauren – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
This study examines online interaction through the lens of language-related episodes (LREs), sites where learning is likely to occur given that the speaker is pushed to consciously reflect on and negotiate their language knowledge and use (Swain & Lapkin, 1998). The aim of this research is to inform pedagogical practices by investigating the…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Priyanka Bose; Xuesong Gao; Sue Starfield; Nirukshi Perera – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2024
Family language policy (FLP) impacts the maintenance of heritage language(s) in the family domain, where parents play a crucial role in making language-related decisions for their children. Globalisation, immigration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and digital communication have all affected FLP. Studies are now calling for examining how dispersed…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Indo European Languages, Linguistic Theory
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