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Rouhshad, Amir; Wigglesworth, Gillian; Storch, Neomy – Language Teaching Research, 2016
The Interaction Approach argues that negotiation for meaning and form is conducive to second language development. To date, most of the research on negotiations has been either in face-to-face (FTF) or text-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) modes. Very few studies have compared the nature of negotiations across the modes.…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Language Proficiency
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Wang, Yuping; Fang, Wei-Chieh; Han, Julia; Chen, Nian-Shing – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
This research is an exploratory study that evaluates the affordances of WeChat for the development of a community of inquiry (CoI) in semi-synchronous language exchange supported by WeChat. WeChat is an instant messenger that facilitates a multimodal environment in which interaction can happen synchronously, semi-synchronously and asynchronously…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Guidelines
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Bower, Jack; Kawaguchi, Satomi – Language Learning & Technology, 2011
This paper presents a comparative analysis of corrective feedback provided by participants in an eTandem interaction between university students in Japan and Australia who were learning each other's language. Corrective feedback provided to tandem partners during interaction via text-based Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication (SCMC) is…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Communication Problems, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Strategies