Adult EFL learners’ successful participation in Web-Talking for oral proficiency improvement
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This paper reports the experiences of adult language learners who have actively participated inWeb-Talking, an online computer-mediated communication (CMC) program. The purpose of this study isto investigate the elements that enabled the learners to participate successfully in the program. Web-Talkingis an online conversation program designed for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at a cyberuniversity in Korea. Run by experienced native English-speaking instructors for two hours every night onweekdays, Web-Talking has proved to be a helpful and convenient tool for improving English conversationskills. In spite of the convenience and effectiveness of Web-Talking, only a small number of students at thecyber university participated regularly in these conversation sessions. This study, therefore, aims to discoverwhat triggered these learners to participate actively and regularly in the program and substantially improvetheir English competence. Based on the results of the open-ended questionnaires and interviews, this paperdescribes the participants’ Web-Talking experiences and identifies the aspects that make the cyberuniversity students stay online to practice their English with their peers and instructors.
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This paper reports the experiences of adult language learners who have actively participated inWeb-Talking, an online computer-mediated communication (CMC) program. The purpose of this study isto investigate the elements that enabled the learners to participate successfully in the program. Web-Talkingis an online conversation program designed for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at a cyberuniversity in Korea. Run by experienced native English-speaking instructors for two hours every night onweekdays, Web-Talking has proved to be a helpful and convenient tool for improving English conversationskills. In spite of the convenience and effectiveness of Web-Talking, only a small number of students at thecyber university participated regularly in these conversation sessions. This study, therefore, aims to discoverwhat triggered these learners to participate actively and regularly in the program and substantially improvetheir English competence. Based on the results of the open-ended questionnaires and interviews, this paperdescribes the participants’ Web-Talking experiences and identifies the aspects that make the cyberuniversity students stay online to practice their English with their peers and instructors.
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