Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com

Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com

This report investigates the amount and types of feedback that are produced on the social language learning site Livemocha.com in response to learners’ written and oral productions. The data are 200 speaking and writing activity submissions with a total of 674 reviewer comments and 1,357 feedback to...

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Main Author: Allstrom, Grace Adelaide
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Online language learning
Feedback
Interaction
Community
Spanish
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4423
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spelling ndltd-UTEXAS-oai-repositories.lib.utexas.edu-2152-ETD-UT-2011-12-44232015-09-20T17:05:43ZFeedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.comAllstrom, Grace AdelaideOnline language learningFeedbackInteractionCommunitySpanishThis report investigates the amount and types of feedback that are produced on the social language learning site Livemocha.com in response to learners’ written and oral productions. The data are 200 speaking and writing activity submissions with a total of 674 reviewer comments and 1,357 feedback tokens. Feedback is separated into 19 categories which take into account interpersonal communication as well as task-based and grammatical information. More than one-third of all feedback tokens consist of the reviewer encouraging, congratulating, or otherwise offering emotional support to the learner. This strongly indicates that Livemocha.com users are not solely focused on the mechanics of learning languages, but also are creating a welcoming community of practice.text2012-02-22T21:52:11Z2012-02-22T21:52:11Z2011-122012-02-22December 20112012-02-22T21:52:18Zthesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-44232152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4423eng
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topic Online language learning
Feedback
Interaction
Community
Spanish
spellingShingle Online language learning
Feedback
Interaction
Community
Spanish
Allstrom, Grace Adelaide
Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
description This report investigates the amount and types of feedback that are produced on the social language learning site Livemocha.com in response to learners’ written and oral productions. The data are 200 speaking and writing activity submissions with a total of 674 reviewer comments and 1,357 feedback tokens. Feedback is separated into 19 categories which take into account interpersonal communication as well as task-based and grammatical information. More than one-third of all feedback tokens consist of the reviewer encouraging, congratulating, or otherwise offering emotional support to the learner. This strongly indicates that Livemocha.com users are not solely focused on the mechanics of learning languages, but also are creating a welcoming community of practice. === text
author Allstrom, Grace Adelaide
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title Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
title_short Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
title_full Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
title_fullStr Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
title_full_unstemmed Feedback for language learning exercises on Livemocha.com
title_sort feedback for language learning exercises on livemocha.com
publishDate 2012
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