Volume 27 Number 1 - Language Learning and Technology

Articles

Negotiations for meaning in the context of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Nasser Jabbari & Zohreh R. Eslami

This study investigated negotiations for meaning as conditions for second language (L2) learning in the context of a massively multiplayer …

May 29

Peer and NS-learner videoconferencing: Language-related episodes and perceived usefulness

Lauren Hetrovicz

This study examines online interaction through the lens of language-related episodes (LREs), sites where learning is likely to occur given …

May 1

How do learners use a CALL environment? An eye-tracking study

Isabeau Fievez, Maribel Montero Perez, Frederik Cornillie & Piet Desmet

This study investigates how learners use a freely available web-based multimodal language learning environment based on videos and newspaper articles …

Apr 17

Automatic pronunciation assessment vs. automatic speech recognition: A study of conflicting conditions for L2-English

Enrique Cámara-Arenas, Cristian Tejedor-García, Cecilia Judith Tomas-Vázquez & David Escudero-Mancebo

This study addresses the issue of automatic pronunciation assessment (APA) and its contribution to the teaching of second language (L2) …

Mar 13

Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions

Makoto Abe

How online interactants advance their talk in written interactions has been extensively investigated in different areas, including language learning. Applying …

Feb 27

Multimodal glosses enhance learning of Arabic vocabulary

Juman Al Bukhari & John A. Dewey

In second language acquisition, a popular method of introducing new vocabulary is by embedding the words in a natural text. …

Jan 18