THE ROLE OF OFFLINE METALANGUAGE TALK IN ASYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION

In order to demonstrate how learners utilize the text-based asynchronous attributes of the Bulletin Board System, this study explored Japanese-as-a-second-language learners' metalanguage episodes (Swain & Lapkin, 1995, 1998) in offline verbal peer speech and online asynchronous discussions...

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Published in:	Language Learning and Technology
Main Author:	Keiko Kitade
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	National Foreign Language Resource Center 2008-02-01
Subjects:	Collaborative Learning Computer-Mediated Communication Distance Learning Social Context
Online Access:	http://llt.msu.edu/vol12num1/pdf/kitade.pdf