Year: 2007

The viability of computer-assisted classroom discussion (CACD) as a facilitator of communicative interaction

Basim Alahmadi - This study sets out to investigate how the use of Computer-Assisted Classroom Discussion (CACD) might facilitate the…

Independent research project with web-derived corpora for language learning

Yoko Hirata, Yoshihiro Hirata - Recent studies have indicated the enormous potential of the web as a source of linguistic…

Pragmatics of email communication between Saudi female students and male professors

Dogan Bulut - This study investigated the pragmatic elements in Saudi female graduate students' authentic e-mail messages written in English…

Development and evaluation of an online handwritten feedback-giving support system in learning Japanese writing

Kai Li, Kanji Akahori - This paper describes the development and evaluation of an online handwritten feedback-giving support system in…

Is computer-assisted language learning efficient for grammar learning? An experimental study in French as a second language

Florence Chenu, Frederique Gayraud, Bruno Martinie, Wu Tong - The issue of the efficiency of CALL is controversial.

Integrating e-learning in all English classes: Success at the half-way point of a five-year project

James W. Pagel, David W. Reedy - Using PowerPoint for student-created group projects can be motivating and enjoyable for both…

Practical PowerPoint group projects for the EFL classroom

Matthew Apple, Keita Kikuchi - Using PowerPoint for student-created group projects can be motivating and enjoyable for both students and…

Networking… netplaying: From a New York minute to a Mixi second

Joseph Dias - All of us are part of networks.

Practical PowerPoint group projects for the EFL classroom

Matthew Apple, Keita Kikuchi - Using PowerPoint for student-created group projects can be motivating and enjoyable for both students and…

Creating a student-generated glossary in Moodle: How is it done and how effective is it?

Iain Stanley - Vocabulary acquisition was proving extremely difficult and demotivating for students in a 2nd year Intensive Reading course…

Video tutorials: Camtasia in the ESL classroom

Nicolas Gromik - The increasing quality and ever-growing presence of technology in and outside the classroom allows teachers to experiment…

Story-based CALL for Japanese Kanji characters: A study on student learning motivation

Norman Lin, Shoji Kajita, Kenji Mase - We investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a novel, story-based computer-assisted language…

Computer-assisted pronunciation instruction as an effective means for teaching stress

Ali AbuSeileek - This study seeks to assess the efficacy of computer-based pronunciation instruction for enabling EFL learners in advanced…

Think-aloud protocol on dictionary use by advanced learners of Japanese

Yoshiko Okuyama - In what media (e.

The effect of computer-based grammar instruction on the acquisition of verb tenses in an EFL context

Ali Farhan AbuSeileek - This paper presents results from two experiments which used computer-based grammar and teacher-driven grammar (chalk and…

Changing tutor roles in online tutorial support for open distance learning through audio-graphic SCMC

Fernando Rosell-Aguilar - The use of synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) tools such as audiographic conferencing to provide tutorial support in…

Chat as a follow-up to timed conversations: An integrated approach

Sharif Mebed - This article introduces a technique of using online chat to focus students' attention on problems of grammar…