Authentic interaction in a virtual classroom: Leveling the playing field in a graduate seminar

Computers and Composition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-267

  Belcher, Diane D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted language learning; Computer mediated communication; Gender; Newsgroups; Nonnative speakers of English; Second language acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473101     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-4615(99)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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