Article history: Received 30 September 2009 Received in revised form 14 January 2010 Accepted 2 February 2010 Available online 6 February 2010

Strategies play an important role in learning a second or foreign language (L2). The aim of the current study was to develop and evaluate a co-sharing-based strategy learning system for L2 vocabulary learning known as “Mywordtools.” Mywordtools is designed specifically for lexical learning, enabling learners to use the currently available vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) as well as e-tools...

This study applied design research in designing a mobile-device-supported interactive writing platform (ePoetry Zone, ePZ) for elementary EFL learners in collaborative creation. In the first iteration essential supports needed in interactive writing were identified and became the design foundation of the mobile interactive writing platform (ePZ). In the second iteration, ePZ was developed and t...

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This paper summarizes the research work conducted for a survey of a group of Japanese University students’ attitudes towards a hybrid language learning course. It determines how two different ways of teaching, traditional in-class structured and online unstructured lessons, significantly affected their perceptions about their learning English in a foreign language (EFL) course. As an introducti...

With the advent of digital literacy, fluency in reading from the screen has become a key category in shaping reading proficiency. Furthermore, research focusing on digital reading fluency, especially in the English as Foreign Language (EFL) context, is scarce. Therefore, this study first seeks to explore the differences in the participants’ reading fluency in paper and digital reading environme...

There are some artificial and natural materials on foundation of heap leaching structures. Geomembrane liner is the most important artificial isolated layer of these structures. The thickness of this layer is about 1 to 2 mm. Foundation overall settlement of such structures changes the primary length of the geomembrane layer. If the strain of geomembrane is more than allowable one, the layer wi...

HART® and FOUNDATIONTM fieldbus both bring significant benefits to process industry users. Both are frequently compared, and the casual comparison may lead a user to believe the protocols are functionally very similar. The main differences frequently cited are HART is a hybrid protocol compatible with the installed base of 4–20 mA instruments, while FOUNDATION fieldbus is intended to be used as...