Increasing the Communicative Competence of Foreign Language Students Through the FL Chatroom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter Rankin (George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 542-546 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1997.tb00861.x |
| OpenAlex | W2082736541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The popular online “chatroom” can be incorporated into course syllabi of foreign language courses as a regular homework assignment to encourage students to use the target language actively and frequently. By scheduling regular visits to an FL‐specific chatroom, the FL instructor can greatly increase the amount of time students spend communicating in the target language. The FL chatroom allows the instructor and students to continue more in‐depth discussions–grammatical, cultural, and literary–outside of the classroom. Further, these discussions can be opened up to include other sections and classes, as well as guests from outside the institution. Thus, students from all levels of language learning can benefit from a shared knowledge base
Communicative competence · Communicative language teaching · Competence (human resources · Foreign language · Language education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Digital Communication and Language · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |