The effectiveness of app‐based language instruction for developing receptive linguistic knowledge and oral communicative ability

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 209 - 233
• Main Authors: Loewen, Shawn, Isbell, Daniel R., Sporn, Zachary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley-Blackwell 01.06.2020; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Communicative Competence (Languages); Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Software; computer‐assisted language learning (CALL); Grammar; Instructional Effectiveness; International Education; Language Acquisition; Language Skills; Learning Motivation; mobile‐assisted language learning (MALL; m‐learning; Oral Language; oral proficiency; post‐secondary/higher education; Predictor Variables; Pretests Posttests; Receptive Language; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Spanish; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development

Hundreds of millions of language learners around the globe study a second language with popular apps such as Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Busuu, and Babbel. This study examined the effectiveness of one app, Babbel, for developing both receptive linguistic knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, as well as...