Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning
Computer-mediated communication offers enormous opportunities for teaching English. This paper examines some of the contributions of classroom synchronous online communication towards language learning. Synchronous communication held in three ESL/EFL classrooms in a tertiary institution in Malaysia...
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| author | Abdul Ghani, Rozina Mat Daud, Nuraihan |
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| description | Computer-mediated communication offers enormous opportunities for teaching English. This paper examines some of the contributions of classroom synchronous online communication towards language learning. Synchronous communication held in three ESL/EFL classrooms in a tertiary institution in Malaysia is studied for this purpose. The focus of the study is on small group discussions. The study shows that the students produced a wide variety of discourse functions in their discussion, participated almost equally amongst themselves and they were also involved in the construction of knowledge. The study also acknowledges the important role played by the teacher and the group leader especially in moderating small group discussions. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:24962012-01-25T03:44:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2496/ Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning Abdul Ghani, Rozina Mat Daud, Nuraihan PE English Computer-mediated communication offers enormous opportunities for teaching English. This paper examines some of the contributions of classroom synchronous online communication towards language learning. Synchronous communication held in three ESL/EFL classrooms in a tertiary institution in Malaysia is studied for this purpose. The focus of the study is on small group discussions. The study shows that the students produced a wide variety of discourse functions in their discussion, participated almost equally amongst themselves and they were also involved in the construction of knowledge. The study also acknowledges the important role played by the teacher and the group leader especially in moderating small group discussions. UKM 2006-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2496/1/IJLTL.pdf Abdul Ghani, Rozina and Mat Daud, Nuraihan (2006) Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning. Internet Journal of e-Language learning & Teaching, 3 (1). pp. 49-65. ISSN 1985-6024 http://www.eltrec.ukm.my/iJeLLT |
| spellingShingle | PE English Abdul Ghani, Rozina Mat Daud, Nuraihan Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title | Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title_full | Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title_fullStr | Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title_short | Synchronous Online Discussion: Its Contributions to Language Learning |
| title_sort | synchronous online discussion its contributions to language learning |
| topic | PE English |
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