How Do We Know What Students Are Actually Doing? Monitoring Students' Behavior in CALL.

摘要: This article presents a survey of computer-based tracking in CALL and the uses to which analysis data can be put address questions particular second language acquisition (SLA) general. Adopting both quantitative qualitative methods, researchers have found that students often use software unexpected ways, finding has consequences for notion learner autonomy underscores need training. In addition, researchers, especially those computer-mediated communication (CMC), demonstrated operation fundamental SLA principles also extended our understanding principles. Finally, comparison students' actual their self-reported reveals danger over reliance on self-report data. Although logistically challenging potentially time-consuming, goes long way putting solid empirical footing.