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Establishing an Empirical Link between Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and SLA: A Meta-Analysis of the Research
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Lin, Huifen – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
Drawing on interactionist and socio-cultural theories, tools provided in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments have long been considered able to create an environment that shares many communicative features with face-to-face communication. Over the past two decades, researchers have employed a variety of strategies to examine the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Program Effectiveness
The Value of SCMC in SLA: Comments on Lin, Huang & Liou (2013)
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Taylor, Alan M. – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
Meta-analytic methods are often used to determine the effectiveness of certain treatments across studies. However, we are often unaware of how a meta-analysis can provide value to researchers and practitioners. This paper offers a brief commentary on a meta-analysis conducted by Lin, Huang and Liou (2013) in LLT, providing further statistical…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Research Methodology, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Effects of Text-Based SCMC on SLA: A Meta Analysis
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Lin, Wei-Chen; Huang, Hung-Tzu; Liou, Hsien-Chin – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
As various means of computer mediated communication (CMC) have been incorporated within language classrooms over the past two decades, it has become important to critically understand whether, to which extent, and under what contextual factors, a particular type of CMC is more effective than other modes of communication. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Meta Analysis