Network-Based Language Teaching : Concepts and Practice

Warschauer, Mark (EDT); Kern, Richard (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0521667429 / ISBN 13: 9780521667425

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Network-Based Language Teaching : Concepts and Practice
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521667429
• ISBN 13: 9780521667425
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This text provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning. The paperback edition provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning, including uses of e-mail, real-time writing, and the Web. Chapters analyze the theories underlying computer-assisted learning, explore the contexts that affect network-based teaching, and examine the linguistic nature of computer-mediated interaction in both textual and multimedia environments. This book will be of vital importance to language teachers and researchers, as well as to readers with a general interest in linguistics, computer-mediated communication, and education.

Book Description

The paperback edition provides a critical collection of recent research in on-line communication for second language learning, including uses of e-mail, real-time writing, and the Web. Chapters analyze the theories underlying computer-assisted learning, explore the contexts that affect network-based teaching, and examine the linguistic nature of computer-mediated interaction in both textual and multimedia environments. This book will be of vital importance to language teachers and researchers, as well as to readers with a general interest in linguistics, computer-mediated communication, and education.