The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo.

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The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo. / Vasileiou, Iro; Pili-Moss, Diana.
Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data : short papers from EUROCALL 2022. ed. / Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir; Branislav Bédi; Linda Bradley; Kolbrún Friðriksdóttir; Hólmfríður Garðarsdóttir; Sylvie Thouësny; Matthew James Whelpton. Voillans: Research-publishing.net, 2022. p. 364-369.

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Harvard

Vasileiou, I & Pili-Moss, D 2022, The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo. in B Arnbjörnsdóttir, B Bédi, L Bradley, K Friðriksdóttir, H Garðarsdóttir, S Thouësny & MJ Whelpton (eds), Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data : short papers from EUROCALL 2022. Research-publishing.net, Voillans, pp. 364-369, EUROCALL Conference 2022, Virtuell, Iceland, 16.08.22. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2022.61.1485

APA

Vasileiou, I., & Pili-Moss, D. (2022). The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo. In B. Arnbjörnsdóttir, B. Bédi, L. Bradley, K. Friðriksdóttir, H. Garðarsdóttir, S. Thouësny, & M. J. Whelpton (Eds.), Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data : short papers from EUROCALL 2022 (pp. 364-369). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2022.61.1485

Vancouver

Vasileiou I, Pili-Moss D. The role of learners’ memory in app-based language instruction: the case of Duolingo. In Arnbjörnsdóttir B, Bédi B, Bradley L, Friðriksdóttir K, Garðarsdóttir H, Thouësny S, Whelpton MJ, editors, Intelligent CALL, granular systems and learner data : short papers from EUROCALL 2022. Voillans: Research-publishing.net. 2022. p. 364-369 doi: 10.14705/rpnet.2022.61.1485

Bibtex

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