20.500.12556/DKUM-92285 Usefulness of digital language resources in improving native language among adults Important keys to effective communication are language competences, which can be supported by using digital language resources. These usually assist the acquisition of a second language, despite their potential for improving one’s native language. Our study was, thus, aimed at raising awareness about the possibilities of improving the native language of an adult population by using digital language resources for the Slovenian language. We conducted workshops, a survey and, partly, semi-structured interviews with 124 participants. We examined whether the perceived usefulness and ease of using digital language resources depends on age, education, self-assessed language proficiency, and experience with language training. The analysis revealed that self-initiative use of analogue language resources is related positively to using digital ones for seeking information, improving language use, as well as for study or work. Moreover, self-assessed proficiency in language was found to affect the perceived ease of using digital language resources. These findings may help language professionals support developing language skills by using digital language resources and preserving language in an adult population. digital language resources native language language improvement perceived usefulness perceived ease of use digitalni jezikovni viri materni jezik izboljšanje jezika true false true MDPI AG Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci © 2022 by the authors Članek v reviji 2025-03-27 09:42:16 2025-03-27 09:42:16 2025-03-28 03:10:32 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 16 str. iss. 2 Vol. 12 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2021-12-02 2022-01-07 2022-01-12 811.163.6 93176323 10.3390/app12020733 2076-3417 applsci-12-00733-v2.pdf applsci-12-00733-v2.pdf 1 FE93C9B26D053132B3A99FACA8DF701F ce34f1ea39e62758b9fe0f41852e5cc0ee2a810ea88ad5520071b5543f109337 ae2f6b6c-0ae7-11f0-8bc4-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189713 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/2/733 0 b3406870-0ae7-11f0-8bc4-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=189714 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0