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Minneapolis and Brittany: Children Bridge Geographical and Social Differences through Technology

Presents examples of how computer-mediated communication (CMC) affects language learning, describing a successful CMC project involving a Minnesota middle school and a school in France. Students exchanged electronic mail over two years and eventually produced a student-written, bilingual, multicultural play. Though students differed in age and socioeconomic status, they communicated enthusiastically and improved their written language skills. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Shelley, Janine Onffroy
• Date Published: Fall
• Journal/Secondary Title: Learning Languages
• Number: 1
• Volume: 2
• Year: 1996

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Subject: Computer Uses in Education
• Subject: Cultural Awareness
• Subject: Electronic Mail
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Foreign Countries
• Subject: French
• Subject: Intermediate Grades
• Subject: Junior High Schools
• Subject: Middle Schools
• Subject: Second Language Instruction
• Subject: Teaching Methods
• Subject: Writing Skills

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