バーズ　キース   BARRS, Keith   BARRS, Keith    所属   広島修道大学  人文学部    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2012/02
形態種別	学術論文
査読	査読有り
標題	Fostering Computer-Mediated L2 Interaction Beyond the Classroom
執筆形態	単著
掲載誌名	Language Learning & Technology
巻・号・頁	16(1),pp.10-25
頁数	16
概要	With the development of digital technologies, educators are being presented with new opportunities to engage learners in innovative ways. This article reports on how technology was used to deal with the issue of an identified lack of English language interactional opportunities outside of the classroom at the author’s university in Japan. An Action Research (AR) project was initiated with a Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) programme being implemented during an eight-week summer vacation period, in order to provide a platform for students to interact in the target language outside of class. The article reports on the action research methodology undertaken and the results of the CMC programme interactions. It shows that a CMC programme can offer students a convenient and useful platform on which to continue to communicate in the target language while outside of their classes.