Language learning in an online environment : the role of online discussion forums

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Zhong, Qunyan (Maggie)
Norton, Howard

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2018-01

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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

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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.

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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

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