International On-Line Reciprocal Peer Tutoring to Promote Modern Language Development in Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Thurston, Allen; Duran, David; Cunningham, Erika; Blanch, Silvia; Topping, Keith
Titel	International On-Line Reciprocal Peer Tutoring to Promote Modern Language Development in Primary Schools
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 53 (2009) 2, S.462-472 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2009.03.005
Schlagwörter	Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Error Correction; Foreign Countries; Modern Languages; Peer Teaching; Language Acquisition; Tutoring; Students; Children; English; Spanish; Second Language Learning; Piagetian Theory; Syntax; Morphology (Languages); Verbs; Elementary Education; Spain; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrektur; Ausland; Gegenwartssprache; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Child; Kind; Kinder; English language; Englisch; Spanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Morphology; Morphologie; Elementarunterricht; Spanien
Abstract	The paper reports data from an on-line peer tutoring project. In the project 78, 9-12-year-old students from Scotland and Catalonia peer tutored each other in English and Spanish via a managed on-line environment. Significant gains in first language (Catalonian pupils) modern language (Scottish pupils) and attitudes towards modern languages (both Catalonian and Scottish pupils) were reported for the experimental group as compared to the control group. Results indicated that pupils tutored each other in using Piagetian techniques of error correction during the project. Error correction provided by tutors to tutees focussed on morph syntaxys, more specifically the correction of verbs. Peer support provided via the on-line environment was predominantly based on the tutor giving the right answer to the tutee. High rates of impact on tutee corrected messages were observed. The implications for peer tutoring initiative taking place via on-line environments are discussed. Implications for policy and practice are explored. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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