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  • Using an L2 blog to enhance learners' participation and sense of community

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    Miceli, Tiziana
    Murray, Sara Visocnik
    Kennedy, Claire
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kennedy, Claire F.
    Visocnik, Sara
    Miceli, Tiziana
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    This article describes the experience of integrating a class blog into an advanced Italian course, in order to provide an out-of-class forum for language practice and for sharing course-related ideas and information. It also reports on an evaluation of the blog's effectiveness, drawing on an analysis of the students' blog contributions and their responses to questionnaires. We argue that blogs can play a significant role in promoting learners' interaction and nurturing a sense of class community. For this to happen, however, careful attention to two key aspects is required: the way in which the use of the blog is integrated ...
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    This article describes the experience of integrating a class blog into an advanced Italian course, in order to provide an out-of-class forum for language practice and for sharing course-related ideas and information. It also reports on an evaluation of the blog's effectiveness, drawing on an analysis of the students' blog contributions and their responses to questionnaires. We argue that blogs can play a significant role in promoting learners' interaction and nurturing a sense of class community. For this to happen, however, careful attention to two key aspects is required: the way in which the use of the blog is integrated into the course content and structure, and the teachers' role in moderating and facilitating blog interaction.
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    Journal Title
    Computer Assisted Language Learning
    Volume
    23
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2010.495321
    Copyright Statement
    © 2010 Routledge. This is an electronic version of an article published in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Volume 23, Issue 4 October 2010 , pages 321 - 341. Computer Assisted Language Learning is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com with the open URL of your article.
    Subject
    LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori)
    Italian Language
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Specialist Studies in Education
    Linguistics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/34941
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