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Download full textBeaven, Tita; Gutiérrez, Mara Fuertes; Motzo, Anna – Research-publishing.net, 2017
In the context of distance language learning, speaking is frequently perceived as the most challenging skill; this paper reports on a 12 week summer language exchange programme providing students with new ways of practising their oral abilities. Students who completed an undergraduate beginners' language module took part in regular online,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Summer Programs, Student Exchange Programs, Language Acquisition
Nava, Andrea; Pedrazzini, Luciana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
We describe an exploratory study carried out within the University of Milan, Department of English the aim of which was to analyse features of the spoken English of first-year Modern Languages undergraduates. We compiled a learner corpus, the "Role Play" corpus, which consisted of 69 role-play interactions in English carried out by…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
