Title :
Taiwanese EFL learners´ online language learning strategies
Author :
Shih, Yu-Chih Doris
Author_Institution :
Fu-Jen Catholic Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
American preservice teachers and Taiwanese university students of English-as-a-foreign-language corresponded via e-mail and computer conferencing to prepare U.S. preservice teachers for online teaching and reaching diverse learners, and to provide English instruction to Taiwanese students. Taiwanese students practiced English and exchanged cultural information. Participants reported on their levels of success in the connection. The researcher identified types of learning achieved in the connection and summarized the online learning strategies applied by the Taiwanese. Then strategies were related to levels of success.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; linguistics; natural languages; American preservice teachers; English instruction; English-as-a-foreign-language; Taiwanese EFL learners; Taiwanese university students; computer conferencing; cultural information; e-mail; online language learning; online teaching; Computer aided instruction; Cultural differences; Data analysis; Education; Educational institutions; Information analysis; Isolation technology; Joining processes; Natural languages; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.252