Online discussion in a CALL course for distance language teachers
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Article Title | Online discussion in a CALL course for distance language teachers |
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ERA Journal ID | 34785 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Son, Jeong-Bae |
Journal Title | CALICO Journal |
Journal Citation | 20 (1), pp. 127-144 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2002 |
Publisher | Equinox Publishing |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2056-9017 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v20i1.127-144 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journal.equinoxpub.com/Calico/article/view/998 |
Abstract | Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is increasingly used not only in second/for-eign language teaching but also in language teacher education. This study investigated distance students’ participation in an online discussion group established for an applied linguistic course entitled Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Patterns of stu-dent-student interaction and students’ attitudes toward the online discussion were identi-fied through quantitative and qualitative analyses of the students’ postings to the discussion group, transcripts of online discussions, and students’ responses to a web-based ques-tionnaire. The results of the study indicate that students contributed primarily in the forms of fully and partially task-focused messages while the messages mainly consisted of task-based answers and interactive contributions. Almost half of the student-student interactions involved giving on-and off-task opinions and/or ideas on particular matters. Students showed positive attitudes toward online discussions as a way of learning CALL as well as toward CMC as a means of facilitating collaborative learning. The findings sug-gest that online discussions are useful for CALL teacher training as they provide language teachers with practical experience of CMC and communication channels for shar-ing ideas, comments, questions, and resources with their fellow teachers. |
Keywords | Computer-Assisted Language Learning; Computer-Mediated Communication; Distance Education; Language Teacher Education; Online Discussion |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
Funder | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/qy9wz/online-discussion-in-a-call-course-for-distance-language-teachers
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