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Hollenstein, Nora; Lungu, Mircea F. – Research-publishing.net, 2022
We propose to use reading time as a metric to report progress in language learning applications. As a case study we use a web-based application that enables learners of a foreign language to read texts from the web and practice vocabulary with interactive exercises generated based on their past readings. The application captures generic…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
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Fondo, Marta; Erdocia, Iker – Research-publishing.net, 2018
The emergence of videoconferencing tools in the 1990s provided language learners with opportunities to carry out speaking practice anytime and anywhere. However, the presence of Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) in this interactional setting can hinder such ubiquitous benefits as FLA inhibits learning and communication in the Foreign Language (FL)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Dupuy, Béatrice, Ed.; Grosbois, Muriel, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
In this volume, language learning and professionalization are explored by addressing the existing gap between pressing needs for enhanced soft skills in work environments wherein technology-mediated, multilingual communication is increasingly the norm, and current foreign language teaching and learning offerings in higher education. Considering…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Professionalism
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Atkins, Andrew – Research-publishing.net, 2013
This paper provides a discussion of the results of a cross-sectional examination of linguistic variables that are predicted to influence L2 reading fluency. This study is part of a larger, longitudinal mixed-methods study into reading fluency development using online Timed Reading (TR) with participants from a mid-to-high level private university…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Web Sites, Case Studies, Second Language Learning