This document summarizes the background and research of two professors focused on computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It discusses their past research projects involving using online interaction and videoconferencing to increase student motivation, confidence, and English ability. The document also outlines a study conducted with 227 Taiwanese EFL students where scaffolding strategies were used during lessons incorporating presentation, discussion, and assignment activities with a native English speaker over videoconferencing. Charts and tables analyze the effects on student motivation, ability, and confidence.

3. Professor of the English Department ,
Director of CALL R & D Center at Providence University
Taichung City, Taiwan | E-Learning
2011 ; Using Online EFL Interaction to Increase
Confidence, Motivation, and Ability.
2009 ; Criteria for Establishing an Authentic EFL
Learning Environment in Taiwan.
2008 ; Creating an authentic EFL learning environment
to enhance student motivation to study English

4. Professor of Communication Arts/Electronic
Media at Wayne State College, Nebraska.
2011 ; Literature as an organic language learning
tool.
2009 ; Enriching the EFL literature classroom in
Taiwan with videos and blogs from a native
speaker
2008 ; Enhancing learner motivation to study
English via videoconferencing with a native
speaker

5. 3 Essential
Language-related
components
ConfidenceMotivation Ability

6. Internet
TeacherLearners

7. Joint Information Systems Committee—JISC (U.K.)
‘Learning facilitated and supported through the use of
information and communications technology'

8. A model of the 3 main components in the Computer
Assisted Language Learning (CALL) classroom (Son, 2000)
Learner
Computer
Teacher

9. is a temporary structure used to support
people and material in
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other structures.
is the support given during the
learning process which is tailored
to the needs of the student with
the intention of helping the
student achieve his/her learning
goals (Sawyer, 2006).

10. Process
Feed Back
Input Output
Scaffolding
-Translating
-Clarifying meaning
-Wording

11. Native
Speaker
227 EFL
Students
Presentation
Reply & Question
Lesson Presentation
Assignment
CAI
Scaffolding
Review
Taiwanese
Teacher

12. Teachers Students
1. Choose a topic * *
2. Write texts & type them *
3. Upload advance text & audio recording *
4. Listen to the audio recording prior to each videoconferencing
section
*
5. Go through texts if necessary * *
6. As a group, decide on topics for each students presentation *
7. Conduct on-line research for individual part of their
presentation
*
8. Make PowerPoint’s presentations or pictures *
9. In-class live group presentation-interaction with the two
investigations-Scaffolding Strategy
* *
10. Review the process and procedure *
11. Provide comments and feedback to each individual students
and each group for improvement and progress
* *

13. Motivation Ability Confidence
Motivation 1.000 -- --
Ability .396** 1.000 --
Confidence .457** .679** 1.000
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15
frequencies
Factor analysis Pearson product-moment correlation
stepwise multiple regressionsmeans
reliability

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