Computing laboratory classes as language learning environments

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-48

  Okan, Zuhal ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Computer assisted learning; Educational technology; Evaluation; Language learning; Learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549173524     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-007-9035-y     Document Type: Article

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