Nasim Boustani
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 June 2024
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In the fast-paced era of digital communication, technology-mediated communication (TMC) has created remarkable changes in users’ behaviors. Unraveling passive and active behaviors of TMC users, this study investigated the psychological patterns that emerge when individuals rely on technology for ...
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In the fast-paced era of digital communication, technology-mediated communication (TMC) has created remarkable changes in users’ behaviors. Unraveling passive and active behaviors of TMC users, this study investigated the psychological patterns that emerge when individuals rely on technology for outcomes. Adopting Pishghadam’s (2024) “waitance” model, the research explored the TMC users’ psychological patterns during waiting behavior and addresses the complicated involvement of emotional-cognitive processes during the waiting period, especially when one expects others to complete tasks. The paradoxical nature of waitance and technology was delineated, first by describing the waitance period, which encompasses the underlying senses of physical stillness and psychological involvement, and then by discussing the dual nature of technology, which simultaneously facilitates and exacerbates communication. Some discussions of technology users’ passive behaviors emphasized the importance of active involvement. Understanding waitance psychological patterns can inform technology users about their behavior and encourage them to mitigate prolonged periods of waitance.
Hajar Mohammadzadeh; Sepideh Rahimpour
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 June 2024
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The present study, following a sequential mixed-methods design, aimed at examining whether internet-based applications, including Big-BlueButton and Skype online instruction differ in terms of communication anxiety and oral communication skills for EFL learners. A pool of 32 Iranian pre-intermediate ...
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The present study, following a sequential mixed-methods design, aimed at examining whether internet-based applications, including Big-BlueButton and Skype online instruction differ in terms of communication anxiety and oral communication skills for EFL learners. A pool of 32 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL students participated in the quantitative phase of the study based on convenience sampling and a pool of nine students participated in the qualitative phase of the study based on purposive sampling. The results of one-way ANCOVA confirmed that there was a significant difference between the Skype group and the BigBlueBottom group in terms of communication anxiety and oral communication skills. Following inter-coder reliability, the most common themes (i.e., novel, challenging, motivating, less stressful, helpful, low internet speed, lack of equipment, and time-consuming) emerged from the students’ responses to the interview questions regarding the role of online learning on oral communication skills. Finally, some practical impli-cations were offered for EFL students and teachers, and some suggestions were made for conducting further studies.
Abir S. Al-Harrasi; Haitham Y. Adarbah; Ali H. Al-Badi; Abdul K. Shaikh; Hafidh Al-Shihi; ِAlyaa Al-Barrak
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 June 2024
Abstract
The oil and gas industry relies heavily on IT innovations to manage business processes, but the exponential generation of data has led to concerns about processing big data, generating valuable insights, and making timely decisions. Many companies have adopted Big Data Analytics (BDA) solutions to address ...
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The oil and gas industry relies heavily on IT innovations to manage business processes, but the exponential generation of data has led to concerns about processing big data, generating valuable insights, and making timely decisions. Many companies have adopted Big Data Analytics (BDA) solutions to address these challenges. However, determining the adoption of BDA solutions requires a thorough understanding of the contextual factors influencing these decisions. This research explores these factors using a new Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework, presenting technological, organisational, and environmental factors. The study used a Delphi research method and seven heterogeneous panelists from an Oman oil and gas company. The paper provides theoretical and practical contributions to BDA research, adding three new factors to the TOE framework and building a conceptual framework that fits the industry context. The findings revealed twenty factors, with organisational strategy, business framework, and suitability being added to the TOE framework. Among all, data quality was identified as the most significant factor.
Zeynep Daşer
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 August 2024
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Fuelled by the advent of process-oriented approaches to writing instruction, written corrective feedback (WCF) has garnered popularity, as a written communication skill, in second and foreign language writing research. Despite the prior reviews on WCF so far, no attempt has been made to synthesize existing ...
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Fuelled by the advent of process-oriented approaches to writing instruction, written corrective feedback (WCF) has garnered popularity, as a written communication skill, in second and foreign language writing research. Despite the prior reviews on WCF so far, no attempt has been made to synthesize existing research evidence on students’ communication preferences for it. Driven by the gap, the present study seeks to systematically review empirical research on learners’ WCF preferences published between 2013 and 2023 to examine their trends and major findings. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA 2020 Statement Guidelines, and three electronic databases including Web of Science, ERIC, and Scopus were searched. Thirty studies were evaluated based on their relevance and quality. Content analysis indicated that the majority of these primary articles were mixed-method studies, using mostly questionnaires to gather data. Three major groups of research foci were identified. The publications mostly recruited adult, intermediate-level, EFL university students. Students expressed a strong preference for teacher-initiated, direct, comprehensive WCF, targeting grammar errors, and were provided with a red pen.
Hakimeh Davoodi; Mohsen O.Jaghi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 October 2024
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Despite its theoretical importance, there is a scarcity of experimental research into the effectiveness of internet-based applications in the English classroom context. The present study, using a mixed-methods design, aimed at examining whether online applications, including Adobe Connect and BigBlueButton, ...
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Despite its theoretical importance, there is a scarcity of experimental research into the effectiveness of internet-based applications in the English classroom context. The present study, using a mixed-methods design, aimed at examining whether online applications, including Adobe Connect and BigBlueButton, could improve writing. In doing so, a pool of 34 pre-intermediate students participated in the study based on convenience sampling, and a pool of six students participated in the qualitative phase of the study based on purposive sampling. IELTS task 2 band descriptor and semi-structured interviews were used to gather the data. One-way ANCOVA, theme-based categorization, and inter-coder reliability were conducted to analyze the data. The results confirmed that there was a statistically significant difference between the two experimental groups; the Adobe Connect group showed higher scores than the BigBlueButton group with respect to written communication skills. Following inter-coder reliability, ten common themes were elicited from the interviews, including innovative, fruitful in learning collocations, challenging, useful for distance learning, colorful, and bad internet connection. Ultimately, practical implications were provided for students and teachers.
Md Khalid Hassan; Shahnaz Parvin; Jahangir Alam Siddikee
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 October 2024
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This paper reviews the practice of ChatGPT in the field of finance and banking through a natural language processing (NLP) system developed by OpenAI. We also discuss applications of ChatGPT in finance and banking, such as the detection of fraud, risk management, forecasting and analysis of the market, ...
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This paper reviews the practice of ChatGPT in the field of finance and banking through a natural language processing (NLP) system developed by OpenAI. We also discuss applications of ChatGPT in finance and banking, such as the detection of fraud, risk management, forecasting and analysis of the market, management of investments, chatbots for customer service, personal financial management, impact investing, and asset management along with its challenges, limitations and extremely encouraging future potentials. We also recommend taking necessary steps by the authorities to create and enhance ChatGPT-related legislation and regulations to avoid illegal and criminal offences. The paper concludes that ChatGPT will perform better and offer a better user experience for a variety of banking and finance sectors. It is worth remembering that in a relatively short period of time, ChatGPT has garnered significant attention from research, industry, and academia. This study will be helpful for policy makers, practitioners, and researchers.
Sima Ziaei; Raghad Abbas Alsaedi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 November 2024
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Due to its easy access and ubiquity, Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) can benefit language learners with no restriction of time and place. The present study, with pre-experimental design, which was carried out on 145 Iraqi EFL learners, first studied the effect of MALL on the learners’ ...
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Due to its easy access and ubiquity, Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) can benefit language learners with no restriction of time and place. The present study, with pre-experimental design, which was carried out on 145 Iraqi EFL learners, first studied the effect of MALL on the learners’ English reading comprehension ability. Throughout the study, the EFL students were required to have reading courses via a mobile application. Applying a paired samples t-test, the study revealed a significant effect of MALL on participants’ reading comprehension ability. Secondly, to assess the degree of students’ goal orientation, the goal orientation questionnaire was given to fill out once at the beginning of the course and once at the end of the process. The results indicated that MALL can significantly affect learners’ goal orientation. Finally, the correlation between reading comprehension and goal orientation in Iraqi EFL students was significant, which indicated that students’ reading ability was also related to their level of goal orientation.
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