Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom
This paper explores the relationships between students' language use and group dynamics in a Chinese project-oriented CALL (PrOCALL) classroom. The study reveals that PrOCALL does not necessarily create more target language use and that L1 performs multiple functions through descriptive statist...
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Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI)
1999-11-01
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| description | This paper explores the relationships between students' language use and group dynamics in a Chinese project-oriented CALL (PrOCALL) classroom. The study reveals that PrOCALL does not necessarily create more target language use and that L1 performs multiple functions through descriptive statistics and fine-grained microanalysis of group interaction. The results also highlight how group dynamics develop and evolve. From a sociocultural perspective, the study demonstrates the first language can be a powerful tool in boosting the potential for collaborative language learning. This paper argues for the need for more qualitative study on interaction at the computer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6be8b5831e1343188b465bf2f583df1d2022-12-22T01:53:48ZengTeaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI)Teaching English Language2538-54882538-547X1999-11-0115128131110.22132/tel.1999.135265135265Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL ClassroomLi Li0Exeter University, UKThis paper explores the relationships between students' language use and group dynamics in a Chinese project-oriented CALL (PrOCALL) classroom. The study reveals that PrOCALL does not necessarily create more target language use and that L1 performs multiple functions through descriptive statistics and fine-grained microanalysis of group interaction. The results also highlight how group dynamics develop and evolve. From a sociocultural perspective, the study demonstrates the first language can be a powerful tool in boosting the potential for collaborative language learning. This paper argues for the need for more qualitative study on interaction at the computer.http://www.teljournal.org/article_135265_f291d43c877933cbf61e19f5d476b23b.pdfpeer-peer interactionsociocultural perspectiveprocallcollaborative language learningsecondary classroomeflgroup dynamic |
| spellingShingle | Li Li Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom Teaching English Language peer-peer interaction sociocultural perspective procall collaborative language learning secondary classroom efl group dynamic |
| title | Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom |
| title_full | Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom |
| title_fullStr | Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom |
| title_short | Language Use and Group Dynamics: Observations from a Project-Oriented CALL Classroom |
| title_sort | language use and group dynamics observations from a project oriented call classroom |
| topic | peer-peer interaction sociocultural perspective procall collaborative language learning secondary classroom efl group dynamic |
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