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Using Computer‐Mediated Communication (CMC) in Language Teaching
Author(s) -
Goertler Senta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
die unterrichtspraxis/teaching german
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1756-1221
pISSN - 0042-062X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1221.2009.00038.x
Subject(s) - computer science , communicative language teaching , computer technology , computer mediated communication , multimedia , language education , human–computer interaction , mathematics education , psychology , world wide web , the internet
This article discusses how new and familiar computer technology tools can be used in a communicative language classroom. It begins by outlining the benefits and challenges of using such technology for language teaching in general, and it describes some sample activities that the author has used. Readers are shown how to implement various computer tools in their own classrooms in order to create a Computer‐Mediated Communication environment in a communicative language classroom.