Criteria for evaluating synchronous learning management systems: Arguments from the distance language classroom

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Wang, Y ^a   Chen, N S ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer assisted language learning; Cyber face to face interaction; Distance language education; Synchronous classroom; Synchronous learning management systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649097931     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220802613773     Document Type: Article

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