Exploring What Log Files Can Reveal About LESLLA Learners’ Behaviour in an Online CALL Environment

Abstract

The topic of the present paper is CALL research involving LESLLA learners. To date, both CALL and LESLLA have received scant attention in the research literature. Learner behaviour can be tracked to obtain insightful information about actual computer-user interactions in CALL environments. Log files are introduced in this paper as an accurate and precise, yet currently underemployed, research tool to investigate LESLLA learners' decoding skills. Based on log file information both the performance of LESLLA learners and their process of learning in a computer environment can be investigated. Previous studies have found that log files contain valuable information indicating learner engagement, preference and productivity. CALL applications have the potential to enhance the individual learning process and can be seen as a feasible solution for enhancing initial late literacy development of LESLLA students.