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Yujuan Luo; Mike Watts – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This study aimed to understand the nature of learning English in the digital age from students' personal 'learning lives'. Drawing on hermeneutic phenomenology's principles, this study conducted conversational interviews and obtained reflective reports from students over 5 months. The findings reveal that students' English learning experiences are…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ellen Yeh; Svetlana Mitric – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study investigates to what extent a language learners-as-ethnographers (LAE) approach utilizing social media helped English language learners (ELLs) become fuller participants in a face-to-face target language community. The pedagogical design of this LAE project was based on bridging activities and legitimate peripheral participation in…
Descriptors: Social Media, Ethnography, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Galip Kartal – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The overarching goal of this design-based research was to explore WhatsApp's potential for facilitating and supporting speaking and pronunciation instruction in an EFL large-class speaking course. More specifically, this paper explored the perceived learning outcomes of WhatsApp-supported pedagogy in large English-speaking classes. Ninety-nine…
Descriptors: Computer Software, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Alghasab, Maha; Alvarez-Ayure, Claudia Patricia – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Telecollaboration in the language classroom promotes both second-language development and Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC). However, previous research identified its potential limitations, including instances of failure, misunderstanding, tension, and a reluctance to participate. The current study contributes to emerging literature…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning
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White, Cynthia; Zheng, Yanqun; Skyrme, Gillian – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
Innovation in technology-enhanced language learning environments has been largely driven by the affordances of new tools and rich, smart learning environments alongside the use of everyday tools. Such technology-mediated environments open up further ways of researching and enhancing language learning and call for new methodological and conceptual…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Demir, Nalan; Kayaoglu, M. Naci – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
eTwinning is a telecollaboration initiative which was launched in 2005 by the European Commission. Turkey joined the platform in 2009 with a number of schools, teachers and projects. However, there is still plenty of room for studies on the role of eTwinning in the field of EFL. Aiming to discover the role of eTwinning in a specific Turkish EFL…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Peterson, Mark – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Contemporary CALL research reflects renewed interest in digital games. One aspect of this phenomenon namely, use of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), has expanded significantly, highlighting the need for a review. This paper analyzes findings from 10 learner-based studies that draw on accounts of SLA informed by cognitive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Games
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Ebadi, Saman; Rahimi, Masoud – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
Drawing on Vygotskian sociocultural theory of mind and social constructivism, and adopting a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach, this study explored the impact of online dynamic assessment (DA) on EFL learners' academic writing skills through one-on-one individual and online synchronous DA sessions over Google Docs. It also investigated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns