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50 Years of ERIC
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Effects of Interactive versus Simultaneous Display of Multimedia Glosses on L2 Reading Comprehension and Incidental Vocabulary Learning
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Türk, Emine; Erçetin, Gülcan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
This study examines the effects of interactive versus simultaneous display of visual and verbal multimedia information on incidental vocabulary learning and reading comprehension of learners of English with lower proficiency levels. In the interactive display condition, learners were allowed to select the type of multimedia information whereas the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Learner Perceptions of Reliance on Captions in EFL Multimedia Listening Comprehension
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Leveridge, Aubrey Neil; Yang, Jie Chi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
Instructional support has been widely discussed as a strategy to optimize student-learning experiences. This study examines instructional support within the context of a multimedia language-learning environment, with the predominant focus on learners' perceptions of captioning support for listening comprehension. The study seeks to answer two…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Language Proficiency, Critical Theory, Race
Immediate Web-Based Essay Critiquing System Feedback and Teacher Follow-Up Feedback on Young Second Language Learners' Writings: An Experimental Study in a Hong Kong Secondary School
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Lee, Cynthia; Cheung, William Kwok Wai; Wong, Kelvin Chi Kuen; Lee, Fion Sau Ling – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
This article is an effort to add to computer-assisted language learning by extending a study on an essay critiquing system (ECS) feedback to secondary school language learners' writing. The study compared two groups of participants' performance, namely the treatment group which received both the system feedback and teacher feedback (i.e., blended…
Descriptors: Grading, Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Speech Interactive Computer-Assisted Language Learning: A Cross-Cultural Evaluation
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Morton, Hazel; Jack, Mervyn – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
The evaluation in real time of a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) program with end users is an invaluable stage in the design and development of such a program. By using a sample of target users in the evaluation, it is possible to gather information on attitudes towards the program and performance of the program with an intended…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Learning Register Variation. A Web-Based Platform for Developing Diaphasic Skills
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Allora, Adriano; Corino, Elisa; Onesti, Cristina – European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), 2012
The present paper shows the first results of a linguistic project devoted to the construction of web learning tools for reinforcing sensitivity to diaphasic varieties and for learning style variation in L2/LS learning. (Contains 1 figure and 1 footnote.) [Support for this research was provided by the VALERE Project.]
Descriptors: Language Variation, Language Usage, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning