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Learners' Willingness to Communicate in Face-to-Face versus Oral Computer-Mediated Communication
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Yanguas, Íñigo; Flores, Alayne – JALT CALL Journal, 2014
The present study had two main goals: to explore performance differences in a task-based environment between face-to-face (FTF) and oral computer-mediated communication (OCMC) groups, and to investigate the relationship between trait-like willingness to communicate (WTC) and performance in the FTF and OCMC groups. Students from two intact…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Oral Language, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communication
The Effect of Dynamic Assessment on Adult Learners of Arabic: A Mixed-Method Study at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
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Fahmy, Mohsen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Dynamic assessment (DA) is based on Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory and his Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the range of abilities bordered by the learner's assisted and independent performances. Previous studies showed promising results for DA in tutoring settings. However, they did not use proficiency-based rubrics to measure…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Adult Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Oral Computer-Mediated Interaction between L2 Learners: It's about Time!
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Yanguas, Inigo – Language Learning & Technology, 2010
This study explores task-based, synchronous oral computer-mediated communication (CMC) among intermediate-level learners of Spanish. In particular, this paper examines (a) how learners in video and audio CMC groups negotiate for meaning during task-based interaction, (b) possible differences between both oral CMC modes and traditional face-to-face…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software