Search results for author:"Wen-Chi Vivian Wu"
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Environmental Factors Affecting Computer Assisted Language Learning Success: A Complex Dynamic Systems Conceptual Model
Michael W. Marek; Wen-Chi Vivian Wu
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 27, No. 6 (2014) pp. 560–578
This conceptual, interdisciplinary inquiry explores Complex Dynamic Systems as the concept relates to the internal and external environmental factors affecting computer assisted language learning (CALL). Based on the results obtained by de Rosnay [...
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Making English a "Habit": Increasing Confidence, Motivation, and Ability of EFL Students through Cross-Cultural, Computer-Assisted Interaction
Wen-chi Vivian Wu; Michael Marek
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET Vol. 9, No. 4 (October 2010) pp. 101–112
This study examines the relationships among the three essential language-related components--motivation, confidence, and ability--following a series of live videoconference interactions between Taiwanese EFL students and a native speaker. 227...
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Using Online EFL Interaction to Increase Confidence, Motivation, and Ability
Wen-chi Vivian Wu; Ling Ling Yen; Michael Marek
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 14, No. 3 (2011) pp. 118–129
Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Taiwan often use an outdated lecture-memorization methodology resulting in low motivation, confidence, and ability on the part of students. Innovative educators are exploring use of technology, such ...
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EFL Writing Revision with Blind Expert and Peer Review Using a CMC Open Forum
Wen-Chi Vivian Wu; Emily Petit; Ching-Huei Chen
Computer Assisted Language Learning Vol. 28, No. 1 (2015) pp. 58–80
This exploratory computer assisted-language learning (CALL) study used a computer-mediated communication (CMC) interface to allow English as a foreign language (EFL) writing students in classes at two universities to give each other anonymous peer...
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Instructional Design Using an In-House Built Teaching Assistant Robot to Enhance Elementary School English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learning
Wen-Chi Vivian Wu; Rong-Jyue Wang; Nian-Shing Chen
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 23, No. 6 (2015) pp. 696–714
This paper presents a design for a cutting-edge English program in which elementary school learners of English as a foreign language in Taiwan had lively interactions with a teaching assistant robot. Three dimensions involved in the design included (...
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Using Mixed-Modality Learning Strategies via e-Learning for Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
Fang-Chuan Ou Yang; Wen-Chi Vivian Wu
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 18, No. 3 pp. 309–322
This study demonstrated an e-learning system, MyEVA, based on a mixed-modality vocabulary strategy in assisting learners of English as a second language (L2 learners) to improve their vocabulary. To explore the learning effectiveness of MyEVA, the...
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Curriculum Integration of MALL in L1/L2 Pedagogy: Perspectives on Research
Shu-Mei Gloria Chwo; Michael W. Marek; Wen-Chi Vivian Wu
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 2 (2016) pp. 340–354
This study surveys work that has been done in the field of Mobile Assisted Language Learning. The researchers surveyed 70 corresponding authors of past MALL studies with formatted and open-ended questions, treating them as expert "participant...