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Kommers, Suzan; de Haan, Mariëtte – Intercultural Education, 2021
This paper addresses the potential of online environments as spaces for young people to develop intercultural competences by studying how otherness is created online and how this holds potential for learning. While online communication is an increasing part of young peoples' lives, not much is known about how young people use their online social…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Cultural Awareness, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks
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Dendenne, Boudjemaa – TESL-EJ, 2021
In this study, we examined the use of compliments, self-praise, and self-denigration, as exchanged among nonnative English users. This was part of participation in an online cross-cultural exchange project (Ibunka 2019), which involved learners from six countries (Algeria, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, and the Netherlands). The aim of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Speech Acts
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Joksimovic, Srecko; Jovanovic, Jelena; Kovanovic, Vitomir; Gasevic, Dragan; Milikic, Nikola; Zouaq, Amal; van Staalduinen, Jan Paul – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
Learning in computer-mediated setting represents a complex, multidimensional process. This complexity calls for a comprehensive analytical approach that would allow for understanding of various dimensions of learner generated discourse and the structure of the underlying social interactions. Current research, however, primarily focuses on manual…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Speech Acts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis
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van der Zwaard, Rose; Bannink, Anne – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
In this paper we explore and identify emerging patterns of synchronous digital discourse trajectories between dyads of native (NS) and non-native speakers (NNS), with a particular focus on (absence of) negotiated interaction. We will present a new model of L2 learning interaction that is a schematic representation of two main types of hearer…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Persuasive Discourse, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Processes
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Canto, Silvia; Jauregi Ondarra, Kristi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This article attempts to shed some light on the possible learning benefits for language acquisition and intercultural development of authentic social interaction with expert peers through computer mediated communication (CMC) tools. The environments used in this study are video communication and the 3D virtual world "Second Life." For…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research, Control Groups
Thomas, Angela – Peter Lang New York, 2007
"Youth Online" chronicles the stories of young people from several countries--the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Holland--and their interactions in online communities over a seven-year period. It examines how young people construct their identities in various social contexts: social, fantasy, role-playing; and for various social…
Descriptors: Cues, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries, Technological Literacy