International on-line reciprocal peer tutoring to promote modern language development in primary schools

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 462-472

  Thurston, Allen ^a   Duran, David ^b   Cunningham, Erika ^c   Blanch, Silvia ^b   Topping, Keith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Elementary education; Improving classroom teaching; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; ERROR CORRECTION; LINGUISTICS; QUERY LANGUAGES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

TEACHING;

EID: 67349214580     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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