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The Effect of Target Language Use in Social Media on Intermediate-Level Chinese Language Learners' Writing Performance
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Wang, Shenggao; Vásquez, Camilla – CALICO Journal, 2014
This quasi-experimental study examined whether there was any difference in the quantity and quality of the written texts produced by two groups (N = 18) of intermediate Chinese language learners. Over one semester, students in the experimental (E) group wrote weekly updates and comments in Chinese on a designated Facebook group page, while…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Chinese, Second Language Learning