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Ryshina-Pankova, Marianna – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
With a shift toward understanding the goals of foreign language learning as development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC; Thorne, 2010), telecollaborative interaction with geographically distant partners has been seen both as a pedagogical tool that can play a significant role in promoting intercultural negotiation abilities and…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Second Language Learning
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Lys, Franziska – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
In this study, I investigate the use and integration of iPads in an advanced German conversation class. In particular, I am interested in analyzing how students learn with this new technology and how it affects the development of their oral proficiency level. Overall, my results suggest that iPads are well suited to practice listening and speaking…
Descriptors: German, Handheld Devices, Conversational Language Courses, College Students
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Vandergriff, Ilona – Language Learning & Technology, 2006
To explore the impact of the communication medium on building common ground, this article presents research comparing learner use of reception strategies in traditional face-to-face (FTF) and in synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC). Reception strategies, such as reprises, hypothesis testing and forward inferencing provide evidence of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Oral Language, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis