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Lawley, Jim – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Research has shown that any assumption that L2 learners of English do well to rely on the feedback provided by generic spell checkers (for example, the MS Word spell checker) is misplaced. Efforts to develop spell checkers specifically for L2 learners have focused on training software to offer more appropriate suggestion lists for replacing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Spelling
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Desmarais, Lise – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1999
Describes a course that used e-mail to improve the German and Spanish written language skills of Canadian Foreign Service Officers. To lower attrition rates, the course required completion of authentic professional tasks, exposing participants to formal, technical, and informal language. Though initial interest was high, attrition was also high,…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, German, Language Skills
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Vinagre, Margarita – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This article describes an email project carried out jointly by the Institute of Modern Languages and the Department of Applied Languages at Antonio de Nebrija University in Madrid and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) in the US during the first semester of the academic year 2004-2005. Students worked with a partner exchanging…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, International Programs, Language Proficiency, Electronic Mail