Comparing six video chat tools: A critical evaluation by language teachers

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 787-798

  Eröz Tuǧa, Betil ^a   Sadler, Randall ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Cross cultural projects; Pedagogical issues

Indexed keywords

CHAT TOOLS; CMC TOOLS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; CRITICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECTS; GRADUATE STUDENTS; MSN MESSENGER; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEACHING TOOLS; YAHOO MESSENGER;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

LINGUISTICS;

EID: 67650281228     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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