Investigates the positive and negative potential for English-as-a-Second-Language student writers of word processing that are derivable from the properties of the medium. (40 references) (GLR)

Assesses the effects of on-line advice messages that suggest learning strategies to the user. Results support the proposition that the design of learner-controlled interactive video materials for language teaching may be potentially helpful to students who do not come to a database environment equipped with effective language-learning strategies.…

Reports the findings and implications of an attempt to look closely into the social relations in a multicultural language classroom in Britain. Study results suggest the importance of the classroom as a society and that these dynamics may be influencing the pedagogic outcomes. (21 references) (GLR)