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On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Kenneth Dickson wrote:

> CALL-EJ Online (ISSN 1442-438X)
> Vol. 3, No. 2, January 2002

> http://www.clec.ritsumei.ac.jp/english/callejonline/6-2/contents3-2.html

> [Feature Articles]

...

> A Framework for Successful Key-pal Programs in Language Learning
> Shiao-Chuan Kung, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

The URL for this article is
http://www.clec.ritsumei.ac.jp/english/callejonline/6-2/SCKung.htm

It says the problems of penpals is:
lack of response, lack of purpose, low linguistic level and
logistical difficulties.

It talks abotu the:

The g4 Key-Palsh model is a framework for computer-mediated
supplemental language instruction based on principles of situated
learning and guided by tenets of collaborative learning. It is
appropriate for use with teenage or adult language learners and native
speakers of the target language.

Apparently it is 2 NS and 2 learners doing some structured writing.
There is no source for the model and no report on results of using it.

--
Greg Matheson There is nothing as practical as a
Chinmin College good theory.
--Kurt Lewin
Taiwan Penpals Archive <URL: http://netcity.hinet.net/kurage>


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