Student's Strategies with Learner-Controlled CALL
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https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v7i2.25-47Keywords:
adult, advanced, ESL, grammar, learner-control, observation, research, second language acquisition, strategies, universityAbstract
A degree of learner-control is implicit in most current CALL activities; however, research to-date has not investigated students' performance in such environments. This paper reports a first step toward the necessary investigation by documenting students' use of five strategies while they worked on learner-controlled CALL grammar lessons. The results indicated the need for teachers and researchers alike to observe students use of CALL.References
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