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Negotiation of meaning in desktop videoconferencing-supported distance language learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2006

YUPING WANG
Affiliation:
School of Languages and Linguistics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia. y.wang@griffith.edu.au

Abstract

The aim of this research is to reveal the dynamics of focus on form in task completion via videoconferencing. This examination draws on current second language learning theories regarding effective language acquisition, research in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) and empirical data from an evaluation of desktop videoconferencing-supported task completion by distance learners of Chinese. Occasions of focus on form that occurred in this learning environment are explored using the Varonis and Gass model (1985) for negotiation of meaning. Initial findings indicate that videoconferencing-supported negotiation of meaning may facilitate second language acquisition at a distance and has its own distinct features. Issues for future research in the employment of videoconferencing for L2 learning at a distance are suggested.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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