The participants in this study could be divided into two groups, according to their
purpose of coming to the United States. One was the group of students who came along
with their family; these students attended the ESL class in order to practice their language
skills for daily-life situations and future career. The other was the group of students who
intended to continue their education in an academic institution in this country; they took
the language class to prepare themselves for future academic courses. Since the class was
fundamentally designed for the latter group of students, and recorded mini-lectures were
primary authentic materials implemented in the instruction, a future research study should