Coconstructing Learning: The Dynamic Nature of Foreign Language Pedagogy in a CMC Environment

Autor/inn/en	Van Deusen-Scholl, Nelleka; Frei, Christina; Dixon, Edward
Titel	Coconstructing Learning: The Dynamic Nature of Foreign Language Pedagogy in a CMC Environment
Quelle	In: CALICO Journal, 22 (2005) 3, S.657-678 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-7778
Schlagwörter	Class Activities; Computer Mediated Communication; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Role; Student Role; Teaching Methods; Online Courses; Classroom Environment; Educational Research; Learning Processes; German; Educational Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrerrolle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Online course; Online-Kurs; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Deutscher; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel
Abstract	Recent innovations in technology allow foreign language learners and their instructors to interact both inside and beyond the classroom using a variety of communicative tools. As a consequence, the classroom has been transformed into an extended learning environment which has had a profound effect on both student and teacher roles. However, the theoretical and pedagogical issues emerging from these new practices have not yet been thoroughly investigated. In an on-going collaborative research project, we seek to gain greater insights into the benefits of specific computer-mediated communication (CMC) activities and to examine the relationship between in-class, online, and out-of-class learning. In this paper, we propose the concept of spiraled interaction--the dynamic interplay of in-class activities that in part focus on meaning and focus on form and online collaborations that have as their primary goal student-constructed representations of knowledge. Our investigation initiates a general framework that combines technology-mediated pedagogy with different learning objectives at various levels of competency. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium. 214 Centennial Hall, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666. Tel: 512-245-1417; Fax: 512-245-9089; e-mail: info@calico.org: Web site: http://calico.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10