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Cziko, Gary A. – CALICO Journal, 2004
Tandem language learning occurs when two learners of different native languages work together to help each other learn the other language. First used in face-to-face contexts, Tandem is now increasingly being used by language-learning partners located in different countries who are linked via various forms of electronic communication, a context…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Languages, Educational Technology
Lafford, Peter A.; Lafford, Barbara A. – CALICO Journal, 2005
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies have begun to play an increasingly important role in the teaching of foreign/second (L2) languages. Its use in this context is supported by a growing body of CMC research that highlights the importance of the negotiation of meaning and computer-based interaction in the process of second language…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods