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What is E-Mail Tandem Learning

Chapter 21
Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning
Asynchronous electronic communication between learners of different target languages where two people with different native languages work together in pairs in order to help one another improve their language skills but also to learn more about one another’s culture.
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CMC and Intercultural Learning
Martina Möllering (Macquarie University, Australia) and Markus Ritter (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-895-6.ch021
Abstract
One key theme in the area of computer-assisted language learning has been the potential of computermediated communication (CMC) for the language learning process. Here, CMC refers to communication conducted through the medium of computers connected to one another in local or global networks. It requires specific software tools and can be either synchronous (e.g., chat, audio- or videoconferencing) or asynchronous (e.g., e-mail, threaded discussion lists). This chapter explores how CMC might contribute to language learning and teaching. Starting off with an overview of the development of research in this field, a model for the analysis of successful telecollaboration procedures and processes is used for the discussion of a German-Australian exchange.
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