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ICWL
2009
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Microblogging for Language Learning: Using Twitter to Train Communicative and Cultural Competence
Abstract. Our work analyzes the usefulness of microblogging in second language learning using the example of the social network Twitter. Most learners of English do not require eve...
Kerstin Borau, Carsten Ullrich, Jinjin Feng, Ruimi...
ECTEL
2010
Springer
13 years 3 months ago
Who Students Interact With? A Social Network Analysis Perspective on the Use of Twitter in Language Learning
Abstract. This paper reports student interaction patterns and self-reported results of using Twitter microblogging environment. The study employs longitudinal probabilistic social ...
Carsten Ullrich, Kerstin Borau, Karen Stepanyan
CORR
2008
Springer
213views Education» more  CORR 2008»
13 years 4 months ago
Between conjecture and memento: shaping a collective emotional perception of the future
Abstract Microblogging is a form of online communication by which users broadcast brief text updates, also known as tweets, to the public or a selected circle of contacts. A varieg...
Alberto Pepe, Johan Bollen
SIGSOFT
2010
ACM
13 years 2 months ago
Growth of newcomer competence: challenges of globalization
The transfer of entire projects to offshore locations, the aging and renewal of core developers in legacy products, the recruiting in fast growing Internet companies, and the part...
Minghui Zhou, Audris Mockus
AGI
2008
13 years 6 months ago
Fusing Animals and Humans
AI has many techniques and tools at its disposal, yet seems to be lacking some special "juice" needed to create a true being. We propose that the missing ingredients are ...
Jonathan Connell