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Contemporary Tutorial Call: Using Purpose-Built Video as a Grammar Tutor
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Merlo, Jarrad R.; Gruba, Paul A. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2015
Despite an increased emphasis on form-focused instruction (FFI), the use of the computer as a grammar tutor has remained largely unexamined for nearly two decades. With new technologies at hand, there is a need to take a fresh look at online grammar tutors and link designs more strongly to contemporary second language acquisition (SLA) principles…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Effects of Glosses on Learning of L2 Grammar and Vocabulary
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Jung, Jookyoung – Language Teaching Research, 2016
The present study examines how glossing of second language (L2) texts affects L2 learners' reading comprehension as well as their learning of L2 grammar and vocabulary. It employed a pretest, immediate posttest, and delayed posttest design with two treatment sessions. The target features were English unaccusativity and 10 pseudo-word items.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Korean, Translation
Cross Space: The Exploration of SNS-Based Writing Activities in a Multimodal Learning Environment
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Lee, Kwang-Soon; Kim, Bong-Gyu – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study explores the positive learning effect of formulating English sentences via Social Network Service (SNS; "Kakao-Talk") on less proficient L2 university students' (LPSs') writing, when the application is utilized as a tool to link in and out-of class activities in a multimodal-learning environment. Its objective is also to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning