The present study compared the efficacy of computer-mediated peer corrective feedback (CF) among two groups of high-proficiency (n=11) and low-proficiency (n=19) postsecondary Japanese EFL students. They completed a 10-week process writing composition, during which the students were given explicit instruction in metalinguistic peer CF. They then…

This paper presents the prototype of a foreign language learning space, based on the construction of an integrated formal/informal learning environment. Before the background of the continued innovation of information technology that places conventional learning styles and educational methods into new contexts based on new value-standards,…

Describes the justification for design and implementation of a UNIX-based computer-assisted language-instruction system using a network of workstations containing functions useful for instructors and students as well as researchers. The present investigation is aimed at teaching writing to Japanese students at the University of Aizu in Japan.…