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Gaillat, Thomas; Lafontaine, Antoine; Knefati, Anas – CALICO Journal, 2023
In this article, we focus on the design of a second language (L2) formative feedback system that provides linguistic complexity graph reports on the writings of English for special purposes students at the university level. The system is evaluated in light of formative instruction features pointed out in the literature. The significance of…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Abe, Makoto; Roever, Carsten – CALICO Journal, 2020
Employing a CA-inspired methodological approach, this study investigates L2 learners' interactional competence for dyadic interaction via text chat. Fifty-three dyads of Japanese learners of English at three proficiency levels (high, mid, and low) participated in this study, where they worked on three discussion tasks in L2 English. The data were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Computer Mediated Communication
Jensen, Signe Hannibal – CALICO Journal, 2017
This article presents a study of Danish young English language learners' (YELLs') contact with and use of Extramural English (EE) (N = 107, aged 8 [n = 49] and 10 [n = 58]). They have received little formal English instruction: two lessons per week for one year. Data on EE-habits were collected with a one-week language diary (self-report with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Yang, Hui-Yu – CALICO Journal, 2014
The present research reports the findings of three experiments which explore how subtitles and advance organizers affect EFL learners' listening comprehension of authentic videos. EFL learners are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The control group receives no treatment and the experimental group receives the experimental conditions of one…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension, Transcripts (Written Records), Video Technology
Prichard, Caleb – CALICO Journal, 2013
Recognizing how essential communication technologies have become to language learners, the TESOL Technology Standards Task Force set three goals for learners (Healey et al., 2011): 1) demonstrating skills in technology for a multilingual world, 2) using technology appropriately and ethically, and 3) using and evaluating technology for language…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
Sun, Yu-Chih; Yang, Hui-Chi – CALICO Journal, 2012
Open source lectures not only provide knowledge-seekers with convenient ways to obtain knowledge and information, they also serve as potential language learning resources that provide extensive language input and repeated exposure to vocabulary within specific topics or disciplines. This current study aims to examine the relationship between…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Learning Experience, Linguistic Input
Hoven, Debra; Palalas, Agnieszka – CALICO Journal, 2011
An exploratory study conducted at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada between 2007 and 2009 investigated language learning with mobile devices as an approach to augmenting ESP learning by taking learning outside the classroom into the real-world context. In common with findings at other community colleges, this study identified inadequate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Listening Skills, Immigrants
Investigating Learner Variability: The Impact of Task Type on Language Learners' Errors and Mistakes
Thouesny, Sylvie – CALICO Journal, 2010
In a project-based approach to teaching a foreign language at the university level, students are often required to participate in several task-based writing activities. In doing so, language learners not only write incorrect forms, but also correct forms of the same structures, both of which provide useful information on their strengths and…
Descriptors: French, College Instruction, Case Studies, Language Proficiency
Mahfouz, Safi Mahmoud – CALICO Journal, 2010
English foreign language learners generally tend to consider email exchanges with native speakers (NSs) as an effective tool for improving their foreign language proficiency. This study investigated Jordanian university students' perceptions of using email exchanges with native English keypals (NEKs) for improving their writing competency. A…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Native Speakers
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Schonenberg, Nancy; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1993
By order of the Civil Service Commission of Belgium, Didascalia, the University of Antwerp developed an adaptive system for evaluating second-language proficiency. A computer model based on probability and information theory was developed; the first module of the ATLAS test currently assesses approximately 15,000 civil servants yearly. (one…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Government Employees