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From Learning to Interacting: The Experience of Perezhivanie in a Beginner Italian Student's Use of the Schemas of a Complete Orienting Basis of Action (SCOBAs)
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Fernandez, Loretta – L2 Journal, 2022
This case study explores the cognitive and emotional development of a university student using the schema of a complete orienting basis of action (SCOBA) in her learning of Italian as a foreign language. The article follows Marie, a 19-year-old undergraduate student, as she used a SCOBA that illustrated the concept of Genre and Register in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Italian, Learning Processes
Native Peers as Mediators and Experts in Language Learning in Higher Education
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Kotkavuori, Suvi; Hahl, Kaisa; Hilden, Raili – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
This qualitative study explores how native peers as teaching assistants can support language learning in Higher Education. The data of five semi-structured group interviews of 15 teaching assistants in total were analysed thematically. The results indicate that the assistants embraced multiple roles during the programme and within the lessons.…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Peer Relationship, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Pedagogical Insights into Hyperimmersive Virtual World Language Learning Environments
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Lawrence, Geoff; Ahmed, Farhana – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This article shares pedagogical insights from a qualitative study examining the use of immersive social virtual worlds (SVWs) in language teaching and learning. Recognizing the language learning affordances of immersive virtual environments, this research examines the beliefs and practices of 'Karelia Kondor,' an avatar-learner and teacher of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods