Collaborate to Learn: A Case Study of Technology-enhanced, Collaborative Language Learning

摘要

Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) TELL refers to any technology used in the classroom such as video, tape recorders or even entire language labs. In collaborative learning, students work together as members of a learning community, working on problem-solving tasks by questioning each other, and discussing and sharing information. This paper examines the notion of collaborative learning, the relationship between technology and collaboration, and the integration of technology into collaborative language learning. A case study was conducted to examine how the use of technology-enhanced, collaborative language learning enables students to work collaboratively in a university context. Participants from a range of students in a variety of majors at the University of Tasmania were invited to participate in a questionnaire to present their views on this style of learning and their perception of technology-enhanced language learning.