1. Pair Taping Turns Twenty:A New Look at an Old Method
- Author
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Kubo, Michael F.
- Subjects
ELT ,L2 speaking method ,Voice 2.0 ,audio recording ,voice recording ,MALL ,Web. 2.0 ,audio journals ,Smartphone ,m-learning ,Pair Taping - Abstract
Recent MALL studies suggest that there are inherent motivational benefits from implementing MALL technologies in L2 oral communication classrooms, or as extracurricular L2 speaking assignments. In this paper I review current research in Pair Taping (Schneider 1993) and related methods of audio recording of second language (L2) speaking in ELT contexts. Citing Chinnery (2006) and Brenner (2008), I also discuss the shift occurring in the implementation of such methods, suggesting Web-based Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) systems teachers can use in lieu of outdated analog-based methods. Research into the efficacy of MALL-based methods of Pair Taping and similar techniques is yet to be done. This paper offers rationales for future action research in this area.
- Published
- 2013