Title :
Creating effective collaborative learning in a CALL environment
Author :
Song, Jie ; Liang, Yajun ; Liu, Limin ; Du, Zhiqiang
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Foreign Languages, HNUST, Qinhuangdao, China
Abstract :
In the digital age, learning is no longer confined to face-to-face interaction. Effective learners should have the capacity to learn from various sources of knowledge through interaction. Considering the inefficiency of college English teaching in large classes in China, this paper aims at expounding how to create an effective collaborative English learning environment on the CALL platform for college students in terms of face-to-face interaction in class and online interaction after class.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; groupware; teaching; CALL environment; China; college English teaching; college students; digital age; effective collaborative learning; face-to-face interaction; large classes; online interaction; Collaboration; Jacobian matrices; CALL; collaborative learning; college English teaching; connectivism;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hokodate, Hokkaido
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2109-9
DOI :
10.1109/ITiME.2012.6291333