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Lin, Phoebe – ReCALL, 2022
This paper presents IdiomsTube (https://www.idiomstube.com), the first-ever computer-assisted language learning tool for facilitating the learning of English idiomatic expressions from YouTube videos. The web-based tool is designed to automatically (1) assess the speech rate and lexical difficulty level of any learner-chosen English-captioned…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
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Kam, Emily Fen; Liu, Yeu-Ting; Tseng, Wen-Ta – ReCALL, 2020
Captioned video is widely used to enhance second language (L2) learners' exposure to oral input beyond the classroom setting, and captioning has been found to provide an instantaneous, useful visual aid for parsing and understanding L2 oral discourse. Nevertheless, a meta-analysis has shown that captioning exerts a selective effect on L2 learners…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Oral Language
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Montero Perez, Maribel; Peters, Elke; Desmet, Piet – ReCALL, 2014
The aim of this study was twofold: we investigated (a) the effect of two types of captioned video (i.e., on-screen text in the same language as the video) on listening comprehension; (b) L2 learners' perception of the usefulness of captions while watching L2 video. The participants, 226 university-level students from a Flemish university, watched…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Listening Comprehension, Visual Aids
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Cutrim Schmid, Euline – ReCALL, 2011
Several authors (e.g., Mcniff & Whitehead, 2006; Wallace, 1998) defend the idea that teachers' own involvement in research has the potential to encourage professional growth. Journal writing, teacher logs, written narratives and stimulated recall are some examples of methods that have been used by researchers to encourage and support teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Journal Writing, Workshops