Learning process, strategies and web-based concordancers: A case study

Yu-Chih Sun*

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Abstract

The recent widespread use of web-based concordancers seems to provide a promising mode for language teaching and learning, especially in the English as a foreign language (EFL) setting, because through concordancers students can easily gain exposure to a huge number of authentic and sorted language examples. This paper describes a case study of the learning process and strategies used by three Taiwanese college students in the concordancer setting. A web-based concordancer was used to assist the participants while undertaking a proofreading activity. Think-aloud protocol was used to collect their data. The results showed that the following four factors have influenced learners' learning process and strategies in use: (1) prior knowledge, (2) cognitive skills, (3) teacher intervention and (4) concordancer skills.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)601-613
Number of pages13
JournalBritish Journal of Educational Technology
Volume34
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2003

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