Citation:
Zhong, Q., & Norton, H. (2018, January). Language learning in an online environment: The role of online discussion forums. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Abstract
By examining postings of 20 students in a peer-moderated online discussion forum, this study revealed that the online discussion forum has many affordances which are conducive to effective learning
Keywords:
New Zealand, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), EAP, English language students, online discussion forums, asynchronous online discussion (AOD), affordance, learner autonomy, autonomous student learning, educational technology in language learning, language learning, collaborative learning
ANZSRC Field of Research:
130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Māori)
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