Marina Dodigovic

University of La Rioja | UNIRIOJA · Modern Philologies

The research project described here focuses on strategies that are conducive to the learning of vocabulary in English as a foreign language in the Armenian education system. Such learning strategies are called Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLS) and for the purpose of this project are deemed to comprise the ways of determining and consolidating th...

This introductory chapter sets the stage for the rest of the contributions in this volume. It first defines needs analysis as one of the central terms of the book. It then elaborates on some of the ways in which vocabulary has unfortunately remained absent from the usual procedures of needs analysis in second and foreign language education, while p...

Lexical errors are some of the most numerous errors across foreign or second languages, which is why they deserve special attention in both teaching and research. As the lexical errors of Armenian learners of English are among some of the most underresearched lexical errors, this study seeks to rectify the situation by analysing the lexical errors...

This edited book brings together a collection of perspectives and studies on the role and potential uses of vocabulary assessment in second and foreign language learners' needs analysis. Assessing what vocabulary a student already knows - and what therefore might be a realistic goal for language learning - is an essential aspect of developing and d...

Games and fun activities in the service of vocabulary learning have been found to stimulate both learning and motivation. The principles involved in vocabulary learning in general are at work in games too. Some of the most important of these are repetition, retrieval from memory, spaced rehearsal over a period of time, and the use of words in langu...

This article examines the role of listening in the learning of English pronunciation. While research has yet to pinpoint the exact link between listening and learning pronunciation, assumptions have been made that it exists. This article first examines the views of second language acquisition (SLA) theory with regard to the role of listening in the...

This special issue is dedicated to vocabulary teaching, learning and assessment. The topic is timely, as vocabulary research is one of the fastest growing areas in applied linguistics and TESOL. Some of its most prominent areas are represented here, including vocabulary knowledge, the processes that lead to vocabulary learning, ways of assessing as...

This chapter discusses the deliberate nature of what is considered incidental learning of vocabulary.

This study investigates a particular use of an application of speech recognition technology in the assessment of English proficiency. The use of the application, called Versant English Test, is examined in the context of a country where English is not the first language of communication, in order to determine whether or not English as the first lan...

This chapter is about using stories to promote vocabulary growth.

It is about Gen Y and its interactions with technology.

This chapter describes a study of oral assessment using speech processing technology.

Introduces the topic of how stakeholders feel about language learning technology.

The book discusses the use of technology in the English language classroom, including teaching, learning and assessment. Its chapters examine uses of different types of technology in different language learning contexts. Most are based on experiential research into attitudes of different stakeholders toward technology.

This article describes a technology-supported deliberate vocabulary learning study, involving students enrolled in various university preparation programs in Qatar. In this study, which uses a within-sample design, the students' vocabulary was pre-tested at the beginning of the academic year. Having identified the most useful vocabulary for this gr...

Plagiarism, or using someone else's words or ideas without acknowledgment, is known to appear in university student writing. Culture, education, attitudes and language proficiency are viewed as the major causes of ESL writer plagiarism. The use of electronic plagiarism detection tools such as Turnitin i Keywords: plagiarism, plagiarism detection so...

This article focuses on the use of natural language processing NLP to facilitate second language learning within the context of academic English. It describes a full cycle of educational software development, from needs analysis to software testing. Two studies are included: 1 the needs analysis conducted to develop the Intelligent Sentence Writing...

This article follows an attempt to answer the question of how test takers of different social and cultural groups might view speech recognition technology, when applied in second language assessment. The Versant test of English is an application of this technology and is used in a survey-design study to elicit the test taker response. Based on the...

This is a study of online interactions during an online MA TESOL class.

It's about the successful use of speech recognition technology in language assessment.

The purpose of the study described in this article was to investigate the effectiveness of one application of speech recognition technology in the assessment of spoken English and overall English proficiency. The application referred to is called Versant and is a fully automated test of English as a second language, a test which utilizes speech rec...

While theoretical approaches to error correction vary in the second language acquisition (SLA) literature, most sources agree that such correction is useful and leads to learning. While some point out the relevance of the communicative context in which the correction takes place, others stress the value of consciousness-raising. Trying to reconcile...

This volume argues that adults can learn English as a second language if their typical errors are corrected systematically and in line with their preferred style of learning. The remedy designed for this purpose relies on artificial intelligence. The book describes original research which demonstrates the success of this approach. © 2018 Sarah Merc...

Since the inception of computer assisted language learning (CALL), computers have been successfully used to provide leaning and assessment opportunities for groups or individual learners. This article describes a use of computer that is fundamentally different to most CALL approaches, and yet contributes to language learning. While presenting a cas...

Based on the statistical regularity of certain error types, an interlanguage grammar could be devised and applied to develop an intelligent computer tool, capable not only of identifying the typical errors in L2 student writing, but also of making adequate corrections. The purpose of the corrections is to make the student aware of the language used...

Academic writing is fraught with challenges for students of non-English speaking background (NESB) in Australia. One of these challenges, sentence grammar, is often where the support systems such as English for Academic Purposes (EAP) fail them. This study examines the problems and looks at innovative ways of addressing them. It begins by describin...

Abstract: With the advent of Internet, the concept of community began undergoing a radical change. Whereas in pre-Internet times a community was usually defined as a group of people pursuing common interests in a geographically restricted area, nowadays this restraint is being lifted. Thus the whole world seems to be amalgamating into the global...

In most computer-assisted-language-learning (CALL) projects, research forms an important part of the development process. However, this research frequently goes unnoticed by the academic community, and developers often fail to receive academic recognition for the research component imbedded in their development projects.(Author/ER)

The properties of German as a special language of mechanical engineering are examined on the basis of a newly compiled corpus including samples from all important disciplines and discourse styles. The syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of passive voice are the chief research goal, necessary in order to evaluate the existing and to develop n...