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Rajabpour, Abouzar – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2020
Many universities in the Middle East, for instance, Shiraz University in Iran and Sultan Qaboos University in Oman have been running M-reader, a free Internet site which helps educational institutions to manage extensive reading (ER), as a way of including Extensive Reading in ELT classes for years. In spite of few attempts to evaluate this online…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Internet, Web Sites, Teaching Methods
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Tseng, Min-chen – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2014
This study investigated the online reading performances and the level of visual fatigue from the perspectives of non-native speaking students (NNSs). Reading on a computer screen is more visually more demanding than reading printed text. Online reading requires frequent saccadic eye movements and imposes continuous focusing and alignment demand.…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Computers, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Skogs, Julie – Computers & Education, 2013
A number of factors may affect student interaction in an asynchronous online discussion forum used in learning. This study deals with student preferences for the subject line of messages and in what ways the choice of subject line contributes to coherence and interaction reflected in the textual and interpersonal functions of the linguistic items…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Usage
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Conroy, Mark A.; Cupples, Linda – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2011
This study investigated sentence-processing strategies adopted by advanced nonnative speakers (NNSs) and native speakers (NSs) of English in the context of an English structure with which NNSs reportedly have an acquisition difficulty (e.g., Swan & Smith, 2001)--namely, modal perfect (MP). Participants read MP sentences such as "He could have…
Descriptors: Sentences, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Liao, Chen-Huei; Kuo, Bor-Chen – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
The present study examined the equivalency of conventional and web-based tests in reading Chinese. Phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming (RAN), reading accuracy, and reading fluency tests were administered to 93 grade 6 children in Taiwan with both test versions (paper-pencil and web-based). The results suggest that conventional and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Grade 6
Oh, Paul – Instructor, 1999
Presents multimedia tools to enhance language arts and social studies lessons. These include stories on video; a computer program for increasing reading speed; and Educast, a free online service that gives teachers access to up-to-the-minute news along with extension activities and Internet-based, cross-curricular lesson plans. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computer Uses in Education, Current Events, Educational Technology