Review of Livemocha as an online language-learning community

Authors

  • Min Jung Jee
  • Min Jung Park

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v26i2.448-456

Keywords:

Livemocha as an online language-learning community, Livemocha, online language-learning community, language-learning community, online language-learning, community, language-learning

References

Beauvois, M. H. (1995). E-talk: Attitudes and motivation in computer-assisted discussion. Computers and the Humanities, 28, 177-190.

Beauvois, M. H. (1999). Computer-mediated communication: Reducing anxiety and building community. In D. J. Young (Ed.), Affect in foreign language and second language learning: A practical guide to creating a low-anxiety classroom atmosphere (pp. 144-165). Boston: McGraw Hill.

Byram, M. (1997). Teaching and assessing intercultural communicative competence. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

Cook, V. (2005). Basing teaching on the L2 user. In E. Llurda (Ed.), Non-native language teachers perceptions, challenges and contributions to the profession (pp. 47-61). New York: Springer.

Egbert, J. (2003). A study of flow theory in the foreign language classroom. Modern Language Journal, 87, 499-518.

Holec, H. (1981). Autonomy and foreign language learning. Oxford: Pergamon.

Kelm, O. R. (1992). The use of synchronous computer networks in second language instruction: A preliminary report. Foreign Language Annals, 25, 441-454.

Kern, R. G. (1995). Restructuring classroom interaction with networked computers: Effects on quantity and characteristics of language production. Modern Language Journal, 79, 457-476.

Lai, C., & Zhao, Y. (2006). Noticing and text-based chat. Language Learning & Technology, 10(3), 102-120. Retrieved November 24, 2008, from http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num3/pdf/laizhao.pdf

Leahy, C. (2004). Observations in the computer room: L2 output and learner behavior. ReCALL, 16, 124-144.

Llurda, E. (2004). Non-native speaker teachers and English as an International Language. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 14, 314-323.

Long, M. H. (2000). Second language acquisition theories. In M. Byram (Ed.), Encyclopedia of language teaching (pp. 527-34). London: Routledge.

Overfield, D. M. (1997). From the margins to the mainstream: Foreign language education and community-based learning. Foreign Language Annals, 30, 485-491.

Vygotsky, L. (1978). Mind in society: The development of bigger psychological processes (M. Cole, V. John-Steiner, S. Scribner, & E. Souberman, Eds. & Trans.). Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Schmidt, R. (1990). The role of consciousness in second language learning. Applied Linguistics, 11, 129-158.

Downloads

Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Section

Software Reviews

How to Cite

Jee, M. J., & Park, M. J. (2013). Review of Livemocha as an online language-learning community. CALICO Journal, 26(2), 448-456. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v26i2.448-456

Most read articles by the same author(s)