In this paper we describe the learner model ontology and learner model agent in a multi-agent architecture of learning support systems. The learner model ontology facilitates 1) sharable specification of the functionalities of learner model agent; 2) fluent communication between the learner model agent and other agents. The example of a learner model ontology and learner model agent shows that ...

this study aimed to investigate how iranian efl learners performed in producing sentences containing idioms and whether they had any problems in producing such sentences. this query, subsequently, raised the question of whether idioms influenced the participants’ grammaticality judgment on idiom-containing sentences. for this purpose, firstly, the writings of 24 learners were investigated for a...

The goal of Interactive Pedagogical Drama (IPD) is to exploit the edifying power of story while promoting active learning. An IPD immerses the learner in an engaging, evocative story where she interacts with realistic characters. The learner makes decisions or takes actions on behalf of a character in the story, and sees the consequences of her decisions. The story’s characters are realized by ...

This study illuminates the genre-based pedagogy delivered by a novice EAP teacher for teaching discussion section writing to cross-discipline undergraduates in China. Followed demonstration of specifics genre teaching, researcher tapped into effectiveness through an examination student-produced submissions. Autoethnography and qualitative research methods were used analyze video-recording, jour...