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van der Zwaard, Rose; Bannink, Anne – CALICO Journal, 2018
In this article we investigate data from digital interactions between native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) dyads of English during synchronous computer mediated communication. As opposed to most studies into the NS-NNS interface, we reversed the expert-learner participant roles: during the task performance, the NS was the (cultural)…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Vandergriff, Ilona; Fuchs, Carolin – CALICO Journal, 2009
In view of the growing body of research on humor and language play in computer-mediated communication (CMC) which--more than any other medium--has been associated with goofing off, joking, and other nonserious communication, this paper compares spontaneous foreign language play (L2 play) in text-only synchronous computer-mediated versus…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Humor, Comparative Analysis