Internet: A Fresh Motivation to EFL Students?—— Does It Motivate EFL Students

This paper explores the hypothesis that using a computer network for real - synchronous discussion has noticeable effects on EFL students’ motivation language learning. Three motives emerge from the students’ responses to a survey:chatting on the Internet provides an opportunity for "real" communication; it improves personal confidence. It encourages students to overcome writing apprehension. Further analysis proves the hypothesis to a certain extent.

局域网即时通信两悍将

利用网络通信，我们可以在茫茫网海中找到朋友，和朋友联系，与他们实行实时交谈和互传信息。当然网络通信是在各式各样的网络通信聊天工具的支撑下，才能顺利进行的。对于因特网上的聊天工具，例如ICQ、QQ以及MSNMessenger等等，许多网友肯定早已是耳熟能详了，要是我们想在局域网中，也能轻松聊天的话，该使用什么样的工具呢？别急，笔者向大家隆重推荐的局域网即时通信两悍将将“闪亮登场”，等它们亮相完毕后。