The role of social presence in learner-centered communicative language learning using synchronous computer-mediated communication: Experimental study

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 820-833

  Yamada, Masanori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communicative approach; Computer assisted language learning; Social presence; Synchronous computer mediated communication

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LINGUISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH; COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LANGUAGE LEARNING; LEARNER-CENTERED; LEARNERS' PERCEPTIONS; LEARNING PERFORMANCE; NATURAL COMMUNICATIONS; PATH ANALYSIS; PLAIN TEXTS; SOCIAL PRESENCE; SYNCHRONOUS COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; TEXT CHATS; VOICE COMMUNICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 60449098609     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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