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Applying the Networking Power of Web 2.0 to the Foreign Language Classroom: A Taxonomy of the Online Peer Interaction Process
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Peeters, Ward – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Over the years, educational institutions have increasingly integrated Web 2.0 platforms as support tools in the foreign language learning curriculum to facilitate learners' engagement with the foreign language, increase motivation, and enable them to socially and collaboratively interact with fellow learners online. While descriptive studies on…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning
A Comparative Study of Facebook vs. Paper-and-Pencil Writing to Improve L2 Writing Skills
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Dizon, Gilbert – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
Facebook has best leveraged the rapid technological and societal changes over the past decade to grow into the world's largest social-networking site (SNS). However, research of Facebook has lagged behind other Web 2.0 technologies, particularly in regards to investigating its efficacy versus a control group to improve L2 writing. This study,…
Descriptors: Social Media, Web 2.0 Technologies, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction