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Sangmin-Michelle Lee; Nayeon Kang – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
With recent improvements in machine translation (MT) accuracy, MT has gained unprecedented popularity in second language (L2) learning. Despite the significant number of studies on MT use, the effects of using MT on students' retention of learning or secondary school students' use of MT in L2 writing has rarely been researched. The current study…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition), Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
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Dillon, Thomas; Wells, Donald – English Teaching, 2023
This study examined effects of pronunciation training using automatic speech recognition technology on common pronunciation errors of Korean English learners. Participants were divided into two groups. One group was given instruction and training about the use of automatic speech recognition for pronunciation practice. The other group was not…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
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Yoon, Chae Won; Chon, Yuah V. – English Teaching, 2022
To investigate L2 adolescent learners' use of machine translation (MT), an MT error correction (EC) test was developed, based on the analysis of MT errors arising from translating the learners' L1 of middle school EFL textbooks. Learners were also asked to report on their use of MT EC strategies on the EC task. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Translation, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Language Proficiency
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Jung, Mi-Young – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
The purposes of this study are to examine what type of errors students make more between form-based and meaning-based errors, as well as to investigate in which error categories Korean learners frequently make errors and mistakes. In three studies, 264 essays from 42 subjects who were at a Korean university were collected. This study adopted error…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students, Writing (Composition)
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Lee, Eunpyo; Kim, Eun-Kyung – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
This study examines 29 journal abstracts that were completed reviews for publication in the year 2012. It was done to investigate the number (percentage) of abstracts that involved with errors, the most erroneous part of the abstract, and the types and frequency of errors. Also the purpose expanded to compare the results with those of the previous…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Error Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Error Correction
Cho, Yunkyoung – 1998
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the use of connectives by learners of English as a foreign language and their length of study. Eighteen writing samples were collected, six from learners with 2 years of study of English and 12 from learners with 3 years of study. Results found that students' length of study was…
Descriptors: Conjunctions, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)