Monthly Archives: January 2008

Designing conversations

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Ken Carroll

  By looking at speech ‘beyond the level of the sentence’, discourse analysis reveals some of the conventions that underlie it. Speakers use conversational structures to engage listeners, create cohesion,  and facilitate comprehension. As we talk, we subtly adjust the lexis and structures in accordance with roles, status, and context. There’s … Continue reading →

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Skype, social networks and language learning

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ken Carroll

  There’s lots of start-ups in the language learning space, mostly variations on the social networking and Skype models. Most of them aren’t very good though, and many miss the point entirely. What, imho, are they doing wrong?  Medium and message These are early days for Learning 2.0. There’s … Continue reading →

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