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Fredriksson, Christine – ReCALL, 2015
Synchronous written chat and instant messaging are tools which have been used and explored in online language learning settings for at least two decades. Research literature has shown that such tools give second language (L2) learners opportunities for language learning, e.g. , the interaction in real time with peers and native speakers, the…
Descriptors: German, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Dynamics, Second Language Learning
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Murphy, Philip – ReCALL, 2010
Despite the fact that the benefits of pair and group work for those espousing an interactionist view of second language learning are well documented (Lightbown & Spada, 1999; Long, 1981; Pica, 1994, 1996; Van Lier, 1996), learning environments exist in which students have no option but to study alone. Of particular interest for this research are…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning