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Kusyk, Meryl – CALICO Journal, 2017
Research into the online informal learning of English (OILE) examines how nonnative speakers of English may develop L2 skills through participation in leisure activities on the Internet in the target language. Such activities include, e.g., watching television series, films, or videos, interacting on Facebook, reading articles, or listening to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Informal Education, College Students
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Germain, Marie-Line; Ruiz, Carlos Enrique – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer a comparison of how human expertise is perceived by human resource development (HRD) scholars across several Western European countries and in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, exploratory approach using electronic mail was used for this study. In total, 36 leading HRD scholars from…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Ethnography, Interviews, Cultural Differences
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Visscher, A.; Karsten, S.; de Jong, T.; Bosker, R. – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2000
Studied the effects of publishing school performance indicators in England and France through a literature review, interviews with 18 English principals, and expert discussions through e-mail. Identified many shortcomings of publishing school performance indicators, and made 15 recommendations for the improvement of published information about…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
Andaloussi, Jeanne El; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1986
Innovative uses of technology for French language instruction are examined, including interactive video, information networks, and electronic mail. Illustrations are drawn from systems used in France. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, French
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Abbott, Chris; Grosbois, Muriel; Klein, Mickie – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
Case studies of email and video conferencing projects between partners in educational institutions in England and France are presented as a means of identifying the key issues that lead to the success of such activities. The writers, all of whom have a long history of being involved in such projects with schoolchildren and teachers, then consider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Comparative Education, Case Studies
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Fisher, Linda; Evans, Michael; Esch, Edith – Language Learning Journal, 2004
The use of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) has been hailed as a solution to the problem of access to native speakers for language learners. This project was devised to investigate whether regular and structured use of email, here via a bulletin board, might enhance learners' study of French, with regard to developing learner autonomy and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries, French
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Shelley, Janine Onffroy – Learning Languages, 1996
Presents examples of how computer-mediated communication (CMC) affects language learning, describing a successful CMC project involving a Minnesota middle school and a school in France. Students exchanged electronic mail over two years and eventually produced a student-written, bilingual, multicultural play. Though students differed in age and…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Awareness