Online communication in language learning and teaching
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Online communication in language learning and teaching
（Research and practice in applied linguistics）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
- : hardback
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-246) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This offers a framework for thinking about technologies that allow online communication, for example, forums, chats, real-time platforms as well as virtual worlds and mobile devices, and the practical issues of using them. The authors offer a thorough appraisal of the potential benefits and challenges of learning and teaching a language online.
Table of Contents
General Editors' Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: KEY CONCEPTS AND ISSUES Historical Background Learning Theories Mediation, Multimodality and Multiliteracies Lines of Enquiry into CMCL Teaching Online Learner Experience Assessment of CMCL PART 2: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Asynchronous Fora Synchronous Chat Multiple Object-oriented Environments Audiographic Environments and Virtual Worlds Videoconferencing Emerging Technologies PART 3: PRACTITIONER RESEARCH An Overview of Practitioner Research A Practical Guide to CMCL Practitioner Research Data in Practitioner Research Some Possible Practitioner Research Projects PART 4: RESOURCES Resources Bibliography Index
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