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My First CMC Article Revisited: A Window on Spanish L2 Interlanguage
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Blake, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
The computer-assisted language learning (CALL) field seems to change overnight with new technological affordances. Blake revisits his 2000 "LLT" article on computer-mediation communication (CMC) in order to reflect on how the field has examined this topic over the past decade or so. While the Interaction Hypothesis continues to guide…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Interlanguage, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Language Learning through Social Networks: Perceptions and Reality
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Lin, Chin-Hsi; Warschauer, Mark; Blake, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
Language Learning Social Network Sites (LLSNSs) have attracted millions of users around the world. However, little is known about how people participate in these sites and what they learn from them. This study investigated learners' attitudes, usage, and progress in a major LLSNS through a survey of 4,174 as well as 20 individual case studies. The…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Second Language Learning, Case Studies, Learning Activities
Measuring Oral Proficiency in Distance, Face-to-Face, and Blended Classrooms
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Blake, Robert; Wilson, Nicole L.; Cetto, Maria; Pardo-Ballester, Cristina – Language Learning & Technology, 2008
Although the foreign-language profession routinely stresses the importance of technology for the curriculum, many teachers still harbor deep-seated doubts as to whether or not a hybrid course, much less a completely distance-learning class, could provide L2 learners with a way to reach linguistic proficiency, especially with respect to oral…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Oral Language, Educational Technology
Computer Mediated Communication: A Window on L2 Spanish Interlanguage.
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Blake, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2000
Fifty intermediate second language Spanish learners were asked to carry out networked discussions in pairs during their lab time using a synchronous chat program that records all textual entries. Findings suggest that computer mediated communication (CMC) can provide many of the alleged benefits ascribed to the Interaction Hypothesis, but with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Interlanguage, Second Language Instruction