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Balaman, Ufuk – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Technology-mediated task settings are rich interactional domains in which second language (L2) learners manage a multitude of interactional resources for task accomplishment. The affordances of these settings have been repeatedly addressed in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) literature mainly based on theory-informed task design…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
It has been repeatedly asserted in recent years that telecollaboration is such a powerful and effective tool for both second language acquisition (SLA) and fostering intercultural communication competence (ICC) that it should be regularly included in foreign language instruction (Çiftçi & Savas, 2018; Lewis & O'Dowd, 2016a; O'Dowd, 2016a;…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Social Media, Teaching Methods
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Coyle, Yvette; Reverte Prieto, Maria José – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This is an empirical study in which we explore child foreign language learners' interactional strategy use, uptake, and lexical acquisition in synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). The study was carried out with 16 10-year-old Spanish English as a foreign language learners paired with age- and proficiency-matched English native…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Second Language Learning
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Lee, Lina – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This study investigated the affordances for autonomous learning in a fully online learning environment involving the implementation of task-based instruction in conjunction with Web 2.0 technologies. To that end, four-skill-integrated tasks and digital tools were incorporated into the coursework. Data were collected using midterm reflections,…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Task Analysis, Online Courses, Second Language Learning
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Kitade, Keiko – Language Learning & Technology, 2008
In order to demonstrate how learners utilize the text-based asynchronous attributes of the Bulletin Board System, this study explored Japanese-as-a-second-language learners' metalanguage episodes (Swain & Lapkin, 1995, 1998) in offline verbal peer speech and online asynchronous discussions with their Japanese key pals. The findings suggest the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Japanese, Metalinguistics
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Lai, Chun; Zhao, Yong – Language Learning & Technology, 2006
This study examined the capacity of text-based online chat to promote learners' noticing of their problematic language productions and of the interactional feedback from their interlocutors. In this study, twelve ESL learners formed six mixed-proficiency dyads. The same dyads worked on two spot-the-difference tasks, one via online chat and the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Electronic Learning