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Loucky, John Paul – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2012
Task-based language learning using the benefits of online computer-assisted language learning (CALL) can be effective for rapid vocabulary expansion, especially when target vocabulary has been pre-arranged into bilingual categories under simpler, common Semantic Field Keywords. Results and satisfaction levels for both Chinese English majors and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Vocabulary Development, College Students, Collaborative Writing
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Loucky, John Paul; Tuzi, Frank – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This study furthers research in three crucial related areas: (1) comparing various online glossing and vocabulary learning tools; (2) language teaching and learning using a more natural bilingualized approach to developing online reading skills in a second or foreign language; and (3) comparing the relative level of enjoyment and effectiveness…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Loucky, John Paul – Annual Review of English Learning & Teaching, 1997
A study tested the English vocabulary and reading comprehension of about 1,500 Japanese college and university students and compared three different media formats for teaching vocabulary in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) in a number of Japanese college classes: commercially available and teacher-adapted computer software; traditional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Loucky, John Paul – CALICO Journal, 2003
Compares various computerized bilingual dictionaries for their relative effectiveness in helping Japanese college students at several language proficiency levels to access new English target vocabulary. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Loucky, John Paul – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
To more thoroughly analyze and compare the types of dictionaries being used by Japanese college students in three college engineering classes, two kinds of surveys were designed. The first was a general survey about purchase, use and preferences regarding electronic dictionaries. The second survey asked questions about how various computerised…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web Sites, Second Language Learning
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Loucky, John Paul – CALICO Journal, 2006
How can one better use modern CALL resources to help language learners to build up a larger target language (TL) vocabulary quickly? A major need that quickly becomes apparent at the intersection of the fields of second language vocabulary acquisition (SLVA) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is the lack of sufficient research with…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Classification, Educational Technology, Vocabulary Development
Loucky, John Paul – Seinan Jogakuin Junior College Bulletin, 1998
Suggestions are offered for teaching vocabulary in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)/English-as-a-foreign-Language (EFL) instruction. Five components in vocabulary development are seen as crucial: meeting vocabulary for the first time; establishing previously-encountered vocabulary; enriching previously-met vocabulary; developing word-decoding…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Costs
Loucky, John Paul – Bulletin of Seinan Jogakuin Junior College, 2001
What lessons can be learned from relevant research in vocabulary- and language-learning strategy training as well as from comparative studies on learning Oriental languages, which could have helpful applications to language learners from Kanji-background countries? Could both mnemonic and semantic field keyword approaches help these learners by…
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Loucky, John Paul – Seinan Jogakuin Junior College Bulletin, 1992
Major learning models pertaining to second language oral and writing instruction are explored with an intent to make practical suggestions for the field of second language instruction in Japan. A proposal for integrating a variety of instructional innovations, rather than incorporating isolated innovations is presented. Selection of appropriate…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries