The Adoption of International Communications Networks and Electronic Mail into Foreign Language Education.

Tella, Seppo

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Adoption of International Communications Networks and Electronic Mail into Foreign Language Education.

Tella, Seppo

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v36 n4 p303-12 1992

How computer-mediated communication through international communications networks and electronic mail can be used in foreign language education was investigated in a multisite ethnographic case study of 134 Finnish secondary school students learning English and foreign participants from British and U.S. schools. Introducing these technological innovations proved quite successful. (SLD)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Curriculum Development, Electronic Mail, English (Second Language), Ethnography, Foreign Countries, International Studies, Networks, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland; United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States

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