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Wang, Airong; Steinvall, Anders; Deutschmann, Mats – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
This study investigates the effects of unequal power relations on participation in a group of student teachers and invited professionals in two collaborative workshops in Second Life. The data includes recordings, group reflections, and individual questionnaires. Participation was examined from the aspects of floor space, turn length, and…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Student Teachers, Professional Personnel, Cooperative Learning
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Wang, Airong; Deutschmann, Mats; Steinvall, Anders – JALT CALL Journal, 2013
The aim of the present study is to examine factors affecting participation in telecollaborative language courses conducted in virtual world environments. From recordings of a course in sociolinguistics conducted in Second Life (SL), we determine degrees of linguistic participation (voice and chat), and triangulate these data with questionnaire…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications, Simulated Environment, Sociolinguistics