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Title:
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LANGUAGE LEARNING: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR MOBILE COMMUNITY BLOGS |
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Author(s):
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Sobah Abbas Petersen , George Chabert , Monica Divitini |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-15-1 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mobile Language Learning, Mobile Community Blogs, Collaborative Learning, Disconnection, Design |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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193 |
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Last Page:
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200 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Communities are important for language learners to learn and practice the language. A classroom provides a sense of
community for a group of students learning a language. We aim to extend the learning arena outside of the classroom and
maintain the sense of community while the students are mobile. We propose the use of a mobile community blog to
encourage collaboration among the students and to bridge the disconnection that is caused when some of the students
travel abroad to improve their language. We discuss considerations that have been taking into account in adapting
standard blog functionalities to support a community of mobile language learners. |
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