La interacción mediada por el ordenador en el aula de lengua extranjeraexperiencias y reflexiones
ISSN: 1695-288X
Year of publication: 2007
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 127-138
Type: Article
More publications in: RELATEC: Revista Latinoamericana de Tecnología Educativa
Abstract
This study compares face-to-face interaction with computer-mediated interaction by four learners of Spanish as a foreign language with four native speakers in the context of an American university. The study reveals that the four students had difficulties understanding the oral speech of the native speakers, while the written nature, although informal, of the chat facilitated input comprehension, preserving its interactive nature. A detailed analysis of these data shows that the oral language has more discursive cooperative features than the computer mediated discussions, although the sessions with native speakers through the chat are proposed to be a suitable bridge or transition to the moment when learners attempt to initiate conversations with native speakers of the target language.
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