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Chen, Wen-Chun; Eslami, Zohreh – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
This study investigated the effectiveness of incidental focus on form in promoting second language development in text-based live chats. Sixteen college-level Taiwanese English language learners were partnered with American college students to complete two communicative tasks via synchronous chats on Instant Messenger. Language-related episodes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning
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Huang, Shufen; Eslami, Zohreh; Hu, Rou-Jui Sophia – English Language Teaching, 2010
This study sought to shed light on the relationship between support (from teachers and peers) and foreign-language learners' anxiety. A total of 158 adult Taiwanese English-language learners completed three questionnaires: a background questionnaire, the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale, and the Classroom Life Measure. The results showed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Anxiety