Integrating Multimedia Tools to Enrich Interactions in Live Streaming for Language Learning
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Purpose: According to the study, multimodal engagement may improve language learning in live-streamed contexts. These include text, speech, video, images, and stickers. The main goal is to examine how new technologies enable more interactive, real-time language instructor-student interactions by overcoming text-only communication in typical online classrooms.
Materials and Methods: One language instructor and nine students participated in a two-week field research project. In four live-streamed lessons, the teacher tested three English teaching methods using text, audio, video, photographs, and stickers. These multimodal channels allow students to engage in class discussions and provide constructive critique actively.
Findings: The study found that multimodal communication engaged students and provided quick feedback. The tools' effectiveness depended on group size, learning context, time of day, and instructors' and students' online identities.
Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: Online language education may benefit from real-time feedback and involvement via audio, video, text, etc. When creating courses, teachers must consider group size class time, and how students utilize resources.
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