NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 145 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Muhammad Nawaz; Malini Ganapathy; Sadaf Manzoor; Tess Ezzy; Shahzad Ul Hassan Farooqi – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2025
Purpose: The integration of mobile technology in ESL/EFL contexts has garnered significant attention from contemporary researchers, teachers, and learners due to the advancements in technology, dynamic features, and multimodal applications. With this growing interest, there is a need to synthesize the existing literature and identify current…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mu-Hsuan Chou – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Vocabulary learning strategies have been frequently viewed as a practical tool to facilitate the acquisition of words and enhance comprehension and production in communication. Previous research suggests that vocabulary learning strategies are a multidimensional construct. This study attempts to validate a vocabulary learning strategies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yeu-Ting Liu; Hossein Nassaji; Wen-Ta Tseng – Language Teaching Research, 2024
In light of mixed findings in existing input enhancement research, Issa and Morgan-Short in a 2019 article urged researchers to compare the relative effects of input enhancement that taps into learners' attention to the external format of second language (L2) target forms (e.g. through capitalizing or boldfacing the forms) and input enhancement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, College Students, Universities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yi-shan Shi; Chih-yung Tsai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
A number of Mobile-Assisted-Language-Learning (MALL) apps have been developed to enlarge students' vocabulary. However, few studies have discussed the potential to learn words deeply and productively. Therefore, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a mind mapping MALL app as an aid to assist northern Taiwan EFL participants in learning…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Feifei Wang; Alan C. K. Cheung – Review of Educational Research, 2025
Although robots' social behaviors are known for their capacity to facilitate learner-robot interaction for language learning, their application and effect have not been adequately explored. This study reviewed 59 empirical articles to examine the contexts and application of various social behaviors of robots for language learning, and conducted a…
Descriptors: Robotics, Social Behavior, Second Language Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hsu, Wenhua – THAITESOL Journal, 2023
This research was inspired by the phenomenon of binge-watching Korean television drama series (K-dramas) among Taiwanese university students. K-drama fever may provide an impetus for sustained English-subtitled K-dramas viewing, which may serve as an alternative to extensive reading of graded readers that English teachers often encourage their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Television Viewing, Captions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chiu-Jung Chen; Pei-Lin Liu – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
This research examined the possibility of using Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR), Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and Total Physical Response (TPR) as a new method of teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. This study sought to explore the potential benefits of this integration of methodologies in order to facilitate…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Chen, Rain; Wang, Min – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2021
This study was to investigate if three attributes of color, have a positive effect on improving the memorization of English vocabulary. Experimental design was adopted in the study, and there were 126 adults participating in the experiment. Among the participants, 26.2% were males and 73.8% were females, and the average age was 21 years old. In…
Descriptors: Color, Visual Perception, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chen, Hao-Jan Howard; Hsu, Hsiao-Ling; Chen, Zhi-Hong – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Vocabulary learning is vital for second language development, and the use of technology has greatly changed how second language vocabulary can be acquired. Some adventure video games were found to be beneficial for vocabulary learning. These games offer engaging plots, rich input, and immersive learning context. Despite these advantages, many…
Descriptors: Captions, Game Based Learning, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Serrano, Raquel; Huang, Hsiao-yun – Language Awareness, 2023
The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of different schedules of repeated reading practice on intentional vocabulary learning, and constitutes a partial replication and extension of the authors' previous study on incidental vocabulary learning. Two groups of Taiwanese EFL learners (n = 72) engaged in five repeated reading sessions; one…
Descriptors: Intentional Learning, Incidental Learning, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liu-Cheng Pan; Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
Taking into account the challenges of EFL vocabulary learning for East Asian learners, this study developed a set of experimental English vocabulary material with pictographic glosses which may stimulate students' situational interest (with dimensions of exploration intention, instant enjoyment, novelty, attention demand, challenge, and total…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Asians, Pictorial Stimuli, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yu-Fen Yang; Wen-Min Hsieh; Wing-Kwong Wong; Yi-Chun Hong; Siao-Cing Lai – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) is considered a central affective factor influencing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning. This study thus developed an online simulation game to create a virtually situated learning environment for reducing EFL primary school students' FLA levels and improving their English vocabulary learning. A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wen-Min Hsieh; Chin-Chung Tsai – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
This study explored the mobile language learning experiences that Taiwanese high school English language teachers created. A total of 119 valid mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) lesson plans from 36 senior high schools in the national mobile learning (m-learning) programme in Taiwan were analysed via content analysis. The results showed…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Language Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tang, Joni Tzuchen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This is a comparative study that explores preschoolers' English vocabulary acquisition in Taiwan and tries to look for a better pedagogy. After Taiwan's government announced the policy of developing a "Bilingual Nation," English is the second language in Taiwan. The reforming of English instruction is in urgent need. Under this…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pei-Lin Liu; Chiu-Jung Chen; Hsiao-Chen Chen – SAGE Open, 2024
This paper proposes a personalized teaching strategy based on Total Physical Response (TPR) to acquire new words. TPR combines target language items with semantically corresponding gestures conducive to learners understanding and memorizing them by repeatedly executing commands from their teachers. One limitation of TPR is that it does not allow…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10