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Khmer Phonetics & Phonology: Theoretical Implications for ESL Instruction
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The Impact of Animacy and Positioning on the Production of Second Language Referring Expressions
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The acquisition of bare nominals by three populations of Spanish-English bilingual adults
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English in South Asia and Pedagogical Implications
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The effects of computer-mediated interaction in L2 vocabulary learning
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2006)
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Faster, normal or slower?: the effects of speech rates on high-intermediate ESL learners' listening comprehension of academic lectures
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2006)
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Motivation and acquisition of pronunciation in EFL students in El Salvador
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2006)
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Self-representations and power relations in peer review interactions: a case study of two international students in a composition class
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2006)
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Research into the use of help options in a multimedia listening unit
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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This study investigated learner behavior and performance in a CALL multimedia listening activity which offered a video and two textual help options - a lecture transcript and subtitles in cases of comprehension breakdowns. In particular, the study examined and compared the learners' use of two help options by looking at the time and frequency of interaction with help. The study aimed to identify and compare possible patterns of participants' interaction with help options as well as investigate possible differences between participants at two proficiency levels. The participants in the study were eighteen ESL college students at the intermediate level of listening proficiency who were enrolled in an academic listening class. The materials given to participants included two tests, two questionnaires, and the CALL listening comprehension activity entitled the Astronomy unit. Students' work on the Astronomy unit was recorded using Camtasia screen capturing program and students' interaction with the material later transcribed. The results showed that participants varied in their use of help options in terms of time on help, number of help page openings, and number of instances of useful interaction with help. Generally, the students interacted with the subtitles more frequently and for longer periods of time than with the transcript. Furthermore, the students exhibited four different patterns of interaction with help: subtitles, transcript, non-interaction, and mixed interaction pattern. While the subtitles and the transcript pattern groups showed very similar behavior, the non-interaction group differed from other groups the most. The differences between the two proficiency groups (higher and lower) were found on their performance during and after the activity with the higher group having better comprehension. The findings obtained showed that learners don't always take advantage of help features in CALL listening materials and that software design as well as teachers' use of software with students could promote interaction with help. The results suggested that in post-comprehension breakdowns, learners should be given both the subtitles and the transcript as well as a choice to skip help. Further research could look at a larger and varied learner sample in addition to the use of materials in different settings.
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Keyword:
and Multicultural Education; Bilingual; Computer assisted language learning; English; English Language and Literature; First and Second Language Acquisition; Instructional Media Design; Multilingual; Teaching English as a second language/applied linguistics (Computer assisted language learning)
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URL: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/16114 https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=17113&context=rtd
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Retelling as an effective reading comprehension strategy for young ESL learners
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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Functions of "shell nouns" as cohesive devices in academic writing: a comparative corpus-based study
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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Effects of images on the incidental acquisition of abstract words
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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Communication during public service encounters: Spanish L1 immigrant consumers and English L1 employees
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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A comparison of the use of strategies in reading electronic and printed text by Chinese adult ESL learners
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2005)
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ESL students' use of concordances and dictionaries in the transfer of academic word knowledge: a comparative study
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2004)
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Examining ESL students' vocabulary retention in an on-line environment using the mental effort hypothesis
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2004)
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The impact of multilingualism & language learning experiences on an immigrant woman's identity: a case study
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2004)
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The cross-cultural component in teaching Business English to native Russian speakers
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2004)
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Literature and the development of oral fluency: a study using poetry and children's literature in adult ESL instruction
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2004)
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Zen and the ESOL teacher's journey to cross-cultural communicative competence
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In: Retrospective Theses and Dissertations (2003)
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