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Development of Multi-word Sequences by Adolescent EFL Learners through Online Interaction

Does online contact with native English speakers lead to a more native-like use of multi-word sequences?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2016

Yen-Liang Lin
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The term Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) has been widely used since the 1990s to refer to a wide range of computer technology that facilitates human communication through the Internet, and applied linguists are increasingly concerning themselves with the influence of computer networks on language use (Crystal, 2006; Hassan & Hashim, 2009; Lewin & Donner, 2002). In the English as a foreign language (EFL) context, text-based CMC has been widely adopted as a learning tool as it provides learners with authentic input, as well as opportunities to communicate with native speakers of English and to participate in the target social and cultural contexts (Liaw & Master, 2010; Lin, 2015; Sasaki, 2010).

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English Today , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 27 - 32
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