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ERIC Number: EJ609867
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-3501
The Effects of Electronic Mail on Spanish L2 Discourse.
Gonzalez-Bueno, Manuela
Language Learning & Technology, v1 n2 p55-70 Jan 1998
Analyzes the effectiveness of e-mail as a tool to promote foreign language learning. Identifies the following features of the foreign language generated through the electronic medium: greater amount of language; more variety of topics and language functions; higher level of language accuracy; more similarity with oral language; more student-initiated interactions; and more personal and expressive language use. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail, Expressive Language, Grammar, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish
http://llt.msu.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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