Technically speaking: Transforming language learning through virtual learning environments (MOOs)

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 210-225

  Von Der Emde, Silke ^a   Schneider, Jeffrey ^a   Kötter, Markus ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 0039284984     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0026-7902.00105     Document Type: Article

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