CMC in language teacher education: Learning with and through instructional conversations

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-63

  Meskill, Carla ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

CMC; Distance education; Instructional conversations; Language teacher education; Online learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149151019     PISSN: 17501229     EISSN: 17501237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17501220802655474     Document Type: Article

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