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Oeberst, Aileen; Moskaliuk, Johannes – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This paper examines whether conversational norms that have been observed for face-to-face communication also hold in the context of a specific type of computer-mediated communication: collaboration (such as in Wikipedia). Specifically, we tested adherence to Grice's (1975) maxim of relation--the implicit demand to contribute information that is…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Norms, Web 2.0 Technologies, Relevance (Education)
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Sauro, Shannon; Sundmark, Björn – ELT Journal, 2016
This study builds upon work in task-based language teaching and literary studies to explore the use of fan fiction as a pedagogical tool in a technology-enhanced university foreign language class. A task-based fan fiction project, The Blogging Hobbit, modelled on blog-based role-play storytelling found in online media fandoms, was carried out in a…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Fiction, Task Analysis
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Chen, Wen-Chun; Shih, Yu-Chih Doris; Liu, Gi-Zen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
This research investigated if and how the instructional design affected the learning outcome in a blog-mediated project, namely students' communicative writing in the social media. Thirty-four college-level English learners from two universities in Taiwan participated in the telecollaboration. The current research continues to highlight the social…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Social Networks, Electronic Publishing
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Lee, Lina; Markey, Alfred – ReCALL, 2014
This paper reports a Spanish-American telecollaborative project through which students used "Twitter," blogs and podcasts for intercultural exchange over the course of one semester. The paper outlines the methodology for the project including pedagogical objectives, task design, selection of web tools and implementation. Using…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Cultural Awareness, Teaching Methods
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Aydin, Zelilha; Yildiz, Senem – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
This study focuses on the use of wikis in collaborative writing projects in foreign language learning classrooms. A total of 34 intermediate level university students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) were asked to accomplish three different wiki-based collaborative writing tasks, (argumentative, informative and decision-making) working…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, English (Second Language), Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
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Vurdien, Ruby – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
Today Web 2.0 technologies, including blogs, are presenting both teachers and learners with new horizons in the field of language teaching and learning. A blog is an online journal which can be continuously updated by its users [Matheson, D. (2004). Weblogs and the epistemology of the news: Some trends in online journalism. "New Media &…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)