Critical issues in telecollaborative task design

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-188

  O'Dowd, R ^a   Waire, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online intercultural exchange; Task design; Telecollaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449589218     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220902778369     Document Type: Article

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