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Rustam Shadiev; Qiwei Liang – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Augmented Reality (AR) has gained significant attention in the field of language learning. This study conducted a systematic review of research on AR-supported language learning published between 2008 and 2022. Thirty articles were selected based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, and analyzed using an analytical framework with the…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices
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Song, Yanjie; Wen, Yun; Yang, Yin; Cao, Jiaxin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This article reports on an exploratory study on developing and adopting a 'Virtual Go Mode' feature embedded in a mobile vocabulary learning app, VocabGo, to enhance students' vocabulary learning engagement. Distinguished from other virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) applications, the Virtual Go Mode is designed for students to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Vocabulary Development
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Hajar, Anas; Manan, Syed Abdul – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This qualitative study explores the English learning experiences of 30 Grade 5 students from three mainstream schools in Kazakhstan during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was informed by Benson et al.'s (2011) four-dimensional model of language learning beyond the classroom: (a) location (physical vs. virtual), (b) formality (formal vs. informal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Online Courses
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Awada, Ghada; Ghaith, Ghazi; Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
We argue for a transformation in the current learning and literacy education of marginalized and nondominant groups of English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) refugee learners in Lebanon. This paper describes the process of combining Third Space (TS) and Literature Circles (LC) to develop an instructional model of a transformative pedagogy for…
Descriptors: Literature, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning, Disadvantaged
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Smith, Melissa K.; Li, Yuhong – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This paper explores a volunteer teaching project that set out to meet a school's need for English instruction and instead encountered other more profound needs. This case study investigates these needs as they emerged in the written and oral reflections of the four volunteer teachers. In tandem with the teaching project, the study found that the…
Descriptors: Student Needs, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Tour, Ekaterina; Gindidis, Maria; Newton, Anne – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Teaching digital literacies as social practices is challenging for many English as an Additional Language (EAL) practitioners. There is not much research that offers effective approaches and specific examples. Drawing on the '3D' model (Green [2002]. "A Literacy Project of Our Own." "English in Australia" 134: 25-32), this…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Experiential Learning, Story Telling, Electronic Mail
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Chien, Chin-Wen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study focused on 22 Taiwanese pre-service teachers' perceptions of school-based English camps. Based on the data analysis of the final projects, the questionnaire, and participants' self-evaluation, peer-evaluation, and two in-service English teachers' evaluation, this study has the following major findings. First, participants' perceptions…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chambers, Gary N. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Points of transition in life are accepted as times which impact greatly on aspects of the individual's psyche, including motivation to learn. In spite of this, pupils' views are rarely heard in discussions of transition from primary to secondary school in general and in relation to modern languages in particular. This exploratory study…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students
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Babapour, Maryam; Ahangari, Saeideh; Ahour, Touran – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Reading comprehension is a key skill that can influence the learning outcome and further language development. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two types of reading interventions, Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) and Shadow Reading (SHR), on EFL learners' reading comprehension across two proficiency levels. To…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Liaw, Meei-Ling – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
This study examined the use of speech recognition (SR) technology to support a group of elementary school children's learning of English as a foreign language (EFL). SR technology has been used in various language learning contexts. Its application to EFL teaching and learning is still relatively recent, but a solid understanding of its…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ohashi, Yumi – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
This article seeks to apply the informal learning theory of guided participation to the formal primary L2 classroom. Utilising the concept of guided participation, in which the process of learning is defined as a collaborative interaction between expert and novice leading to a transformation of participation in community activity, the author…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Banegas, Darío Luis – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
Plan Ceibal is an interinstitutional undertaking which has distributed XO laptops and Internet connectivity among primary school learners and teachers across Uruguay and developed a wide range of educational programmes. Ceibal administration believes that it is imperative to introduce English as a Foreign Language in primary education through the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries