Differences that make the difference: A study of functionalities in synchronous CMC

ReCALL

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-19

  Kenning, Marie Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audio conferencing; CMC; Functionality; Language learning environments; Variables; Voice chat

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952496591     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344009990164     Document Type: Article

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