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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Enhancing Writing Skills through Blogging in an Advanced English as a Foreign Language Class in Spain
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Vurdien, Ruby – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
Today Web 2.0 technologies, including blogs, are presenting both teachers and learners with new horizons in the field of language teaching and learning. A blog is an online journal which can be continuously updated by its users [Matheson, D. (2004). Weblogs and the epistemology of the news: Some trends in online journalism. "New Media & Society,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)
Preparing Language Teachers to Teach Language Online: A Look at Skills, Roles, and Responsibilities
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Compton, Lily K. L. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
This paper reviews and critiques an existing skills framework for online language teaching. This critique is followed by an alternative framework for online language teaching skills. This paper also uses a systems view to look at the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in an online learning system. Four major recommendations are…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Skills, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum
Web-Based Essay Critiquing System and EFL Students' Writing: A Quantitative and Qualitative Investigation
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Lee, Cynthia; Wong, Kelvin C. K.; Cheung, William K.; Lee, Fion S. L. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
The paper first describes a web-based essay critiquing system developed by the authors using latent semantic analysis (LSA), an automatic text analysis technique, to provide students with immediate feedback on content and organisation for revision whenever there is an internet connection. It reports on its effectiveness in enhancing adult EFL…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Writing Strategies
A Comparison of Incidental Focus on Form in the Second Language Classroom and Chatroom
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Loewen, Shawn; Reissner, Sophie – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
Although many second language learners still study in a traditional, face-to-face classroom, an increasing number of students now participate in virtual classrooms and communicate online. Regardless of the mode of communication, interaction and focus on form can be considered important components of the learning environment. This paper reports on…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Interaction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Implementing E-Learning Components with Adult English Language Learners: Vital Factors and Lessons Learned
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Coryell, Joellen E.; Chlup, Dominique T. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2007
The growing use of both computers and the Internet in adult English language classrooms has widespread implications for English language programs. As computer access increases, so do new learning technologies in adult literacy education. Specifically, this paper is interested in the case of adult English language instruction, also commonly…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, Educational Strategies, Focus Groups
"... Then Click on the Correct Answer": Which Way Ahead for the Field of CALL?
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Tschichold, Cornelia – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
Despite the promise it holds, tutorial CALL has been marginalized within the CALL community. Where the computer is used solely as a tool, the beneficial effects of feedback for language learning are absent. Vocabulary would be one of the areas where tutorial CALL can be of great use to the individual learner. A small study on learning Welsh…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Using a Quest in a 3D Virtual Environment for Student Interaction and Vocabulary Acquisition in Foreign Language Learning
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Kastoudi, Denise – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2011
The gaming and interactional nature of the virtual environment of Second Life offers opportunities for language learning beyond the traditional pedagogy. This study case examined the potential of 3D virtual quest games to enhance vocabulary acquisition through interaction, negotiation of meaning and noticing. Four adult students of English at…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Adult Students, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)