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Lan, Yu-Ju; Kan, Yu-Hsuan; Sung, Yao-Ting; Chang, Kuo-En – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different types of language tasks performed in Second Life (SL) on the oral performance of beginners of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL), focusing on oral accuracy. The 30 CSL beginners who participated in this study were randomly divided into two groups (n = 15 per group), required to…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Mandarin Chinese, Accuracy
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Liu, Sarah Hsueh-Jui; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study reports on the differences in motivation, vocabulary gain, and perceptions on using or the Google Docs between individual and collaborative learning at a tertiary level. Two classes of English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) students were recruited and each class was randomly assigned into one of the two groups--individuals or…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Web 2.0 Technologies, Student Motivation
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Liu, Sarah Hsueh-Jui; Lan, Yu-Ju; Ho, Cloudia Ya-Yu – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Collaborative learning has placed an emphasis on co-constructing knowledge by sharing and negotiating meaning for problem-solving activities, and this cannot be accomplished without governing the self-regulatory processes of students. This study employed a Web-based tool, Google Docs, to determine the effects of Web-based collaboration on…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Internet
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Sung, Yao-Ting; Cheng, Chia-Chun; Chang, Kuo-En – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
The current study investigated the effects of different computer-supported cooperative prewriting strategies (text-based brainstorming, drawing, and mind mapping) on the writing performance of elementary-school EFL (English as a foreign language) learners in Taiwan. Three intact classes of fifth graders (N = 81 students; 27 per prewriting strategy…
Descriptors: Prewriting, Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Sung, Yao-Ting; Chang, Kuo-En – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This paper reports the results of an action research-based study that adapted a mobile-supported cooperative reading system into regular English as a foreign language (EFL) classes at one Taiwanese elementary school. The current study was comprised of two stages: adaptation and evaluation. During the adaptation stage, a mobile-supported…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Handheld Devices, Language Teachers
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Sung, Yao-Ting; Tan, Ning-chun; Lin, Chiu-Pin; Chang, Kuo-En – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
This study implemented a three-stage problem-based estimation instruction scenario and combined it with mobile technology to provide elementary teachers with an effective e-tool for observing student estimation and leading effective class or group discussions on the selection and assessment of appropriate strategies for solving daily estimation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Elementary School Students