NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT

NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT

This study examined the capacity of text-based online chat to promote learners’ noticing of their problematic language productions and of the interactional feedback from their interlocutors. In this study, twelve ESL learners formed six mixed-proficiency dyads. The same dyads worked on two spot-the-...

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Main Authors: Chun Lai, Yong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hawaii 2006-09-01
Series:Language Learning and Technology
Subjects:
Second Language Acquisition
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Computer-Mediated Communication
Distance Learning
Online Access:http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num3/pdf/laizhao.pdf
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spelling doaj-91d4941e5513402f9f5b74cef7f3ad0a2020-11-25T03:25:17ZengUniversity of HawaiiLanguage Learning and Technology1094-35012006-09-01103102120NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHATChun LaiYong ZhaoThis study examined the capacity of text-based online chat to promote learners’ noticing of their problematic language productions and of the interactional feedback from their interlocutors. In this study, twelve ESL learners formed six mixed-proficiency dyads. The same dyads worked on two spot-the-difference tasks, one via online chat and the other through face-to-face conversation. Stimulated recall sessions were held subsequently to identify instances of noticing. It was found that text-based online chat promotes noticing more than face-to-face conversations, especially in terms of learners’ noticing of their own linguistic mistakes.http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num3/pdf/laizhao.pdfSecond Language AcquisitionComputer-Assisted Language LearningComputer-Mediated CommunicationDistance Learning
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NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT
Language Learning and Technology
Second Language Acquisition
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Computer-Mediated Communication
Distance Learning
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Yong Zhao
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title NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT
title_short NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT
title_full NOTICING AND TEXT-BASED CHAT
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publisher University of Hawaii
series Language Learning and Technology
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publishDate 2006-09-01
description This study examined the capacity of text-based online chat to promote learners’ noticing of their problematic language productions and of the interactional feedback from their interlocutors. In this study, twelve ESL learners formed six mixed-proficiency dyads. The same dyads worked on two spot-the-difference tasks, one via online chat and the other through face-to-face conversation. Stimulated recall sessions were held subsequently to identify instances of noticing. It was found that text-based online chat promotes noticing more than face-to-face conversations, especially in terms of learners’ noticing of their own linguistic mistakes.
topic Second Language Acquisition
Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Computer-Mediated Communication
Distance Learning
url http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num3/pdf/laizhao.pdf
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