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Peer reviewedDesmarais, Lise – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1999
Describes a course that used e-mail to improve the German and Spanish written language skills of Canadian Foreign Service Officers. To lower attrition rates, the course required completion of authentic professional tasks, exposing participants to formal, technical, and informal language. Though initial interest was high, attrition was also high,…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, German, Language Skills
