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Negotiation of Meaning in Multimodal Tandem Learning via Desktop Videoconferencing

Negotiation of Meaning in Multimodal Tandem Learning via Desktop Videoconferencing

Yuping Wang, Jianqiu Tian
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 2155-7098|EISSN: 2155-7101|EISBN13: 9781466632561|DOI: 10.4018/ijcallt.2013040103
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Wang, Yuping, and Jianqiu Tian. "Negotiation of Meaning in Multimodal Tandem Learning via Desktop Videoconferencing." IJCALLT vol.3, no.2 2013: pp.41-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2013040103

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Wang, Y. & Tian, J. (2013). Negotiation of Meaning in Multimodal Tandem Learning via Desktop Videoconferencing. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 3(2), 41-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2013040103

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Wang, Yuping, and Jianqiu Tian. "Negotiation of Meaning in Multimodal Tandem Learning via Desktop Videoconferencing," International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT) 3, no.2: 41-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2013040103

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Abstract

Using the discourse model for negotiation of meaning developed by Varonis and Gass (1985), this study investigates the quality of the negotiation of meaning by eTandem partners in a videoconferencing-supported multimodal environment, and the facilitating effects of such an environment on L2 acquisition. To achieve this, three case studies were chosen from the interaction between15 pairs of Mandarin and English students, to represent three levels of Mandarin proficiency of the dyads, namely, the low, intermediate and high levels. Data were examined and corroborated both qualitatively and quantitatively to reveal the interaction patterns of the dyads and the extent to which the multimodality of the videoconferencing environment contributes to learning. Recommendations are also drawn from this research.

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