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Chen, Lijuan; Rodway, Claire – CALICO Journal, 2023
Although there are many studies on distance students' language learning strategies (LLS) use, very little is known about what distinguishes LLS use between synchronous and asynchronous environments. This preliminary mixed-methods research helps to fill this gap by investigating distance students' LLS use in these two environments. The picture of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication
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Yeh, Ellen; Choi, Grace Y.; Friesem, Yonty – CALICO Journal, 2022
This study focuses on the social presence framework (Rourke et al., 2001), in order to examine the ways that university-level international students develop social interaction and support in a virtual asynchronous learning community in an online class during the COVID-19 pandemic. English language learners (ELLs) participated in weekly online…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Social Behavior
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Moneypenny, Dianne Burke; Aldrich, Rosalie S. – CALICO Journal, 2018
There is a growing demand for online course options, including classes offered and required in foreign languages. However, offering courses in multiple formats presents the challenges of developing high quality online courses and assessing the overall program effectiveness as students may elect to take the sequenced language acquisition courses in…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Oral Language
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Samburskiy, Denis; Quah, Joy – CALICO Journal, 2014
This design-based research study investigates the instructional moves employed by novice online tutors to provide form-focused feedback to Belorussian college-level English language learners during written interactions in an online asynchronous language course. The investigation focused on the amount and effectiveness of implicit and explicit…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Asynchronous Communication, Online Courses, Language Teachers
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Arnold, Nike; Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article examines social presence in virtual asynchronous learning communities among foreign language teachers. We present the findings of two studies investigating cross-institutional asynchronous forums created to engage participants in online dialogues regarding their foreign language teacher preparation experiences in and out of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, State Universities, Second Languages
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Lewis, Tim – CALICO Journal, 2006
This article is aimed at educators who find themselves facing the need to develop their e-teaching skills, with little or no formal training or institutional support. It explores how this can be achieved using the notion of "teacher autonomy" in combination with standard professional development measures for language teachers. The…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Educational Cooperation, Program Descriptions, Professional Autonomy