Developing English language learners’ oral production with a digital game-based mobile application
Journal article
Wang, Zehua and Han, Feifei. (2021). Developing English language learners’ oral production with a digital game-based mobile application. PLoS ONE. 16, p. Article e0232671. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232671
Authors | Wang, Zehua and Han, Feifei |
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Abstract | This study examined the effect of using a digital game-based language learning mobile application “Liulishuo” (speaking English fluently) to develop complexity, accuracy, and fluency of English monologic oral production among 30 English language learners in China. Monologic oral production was measured using the same narrative picture description task in pre- and post-tests. The learners followed the “Imitation of English Monologues” game 30 minutes each time, twice a week, for 20 weeks. The oral production was measured using six indices: the mean words per T-unit and lexical density (i.e., complexity), the mean repairs and errors per 100 words (i.e., accuracy), speech rate and the mean length of pauses (i.e., fluency). The paired sample t-tests showed that the participants produced more complex monologic speech, had significantly fewer errors, and increased speech rate, but the mean repairs and mean length of pauses remained unchanged. The unchanged repairs and pauses could be possibly due to the non-proceduralized linguistic knowledge in oral production, which may require a more extended period of treatment. Our study showed positive effects of using a digital game-based language learning mobile application on the improvement of complexity, accuracy, and fluency of English language learners in China’ monologic oral production with varying effects. |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Journal citation | 16, p. Article e0232671 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232671 |
PubMed ID | 33400694 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85099416920 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7785230 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-11 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
05 Jan 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Apr 2020 |
Deposited | 05 Aug 2022 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y158/developing-english-language-learners-oral-production-with-a-digital-game-based-mobile-application
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