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Darhower, Mark – CALICO Journal, 2007
This study provides a theory-driven account of community building in a bilingual telecollaborative chat setting. A symmetrical arrangement of 70 L1 English learners of Spanish and L1 Spanish learners of English engaged in weekly Internet chat sessions in small groups. The learning metaphors of community and participation serve as the theoretical…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Group Dynamics, English (Second Language)
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Arnold, Nike; Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article examines social presence in virtual asynchronous learning communities among foreign language teachers. We present the findings of two studies investigating cross-institutional asynchronous forums created to engage participants in online dialogues regarding their foreign language teacher preparation experiences in and out of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Computer Mediated Communication, State Universities, Second Languages