Knowledge and interaction in on-line discussions in Spanish by advanced language learners

• Published in: Computer assisted language learning Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 409 - 431
• Main Author: McCabe, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 04.07.2017; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Advanced Students; appraisal; asynchronous discussion; CAI; Classroom communication; College Students; Colleges & universities; Computer assisted instruction; Computer assisted language learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Course Content; Discourse Analysis; Distance learning; Engagement; English; English language; Foreign Countries; Intellectual Disciplines; interaction; knowledge; Language; Language of Instruction; Language proficiency; legitimation code theory; Native Language; Qualitative Research; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Semantics; Spanish; Spanish as a second language instruction; Spanish as a second language learning; Spanish language; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Students; Teachers; Spain (Madrid)

This article provides results of analysis of data collected from online Spanish-medium subject courses taught in Spanish by the same teacher to students whose first language is English. The students are at a high-intermediate to advanced level (B2-C1), and are enrolled at an American university in M...