Language Learning & Technology Vol. 2, No. 2, January 1999, pp.
28-30 REVIEW OF LANGUAGE LEARNING ONLINE: THEORY AND PRACTICE IN
THE ESL AND L2 COMPUTER CLASSROOM Language Learning Online:
Theory and Practice in the ESL and L2 Computer Classroom Janet
Swaffar, Susan Romano, Philip Markley, & Katherine Arens (Eds.)
US $29.00 (paperback); US $9.00 (PDF printable, searchable);
Free (PDF read-only) Austin, TX, USA Reviewed by József Horváth,
Janus Pannonius University The communicative potential of
networked language classes has recently become the focus of much
scholarly attention (e.g., see Kern, 1995; Warschauer, 1997).
Learning strategies and outcomes have been investigated and
curricula developed in a number of countries in response to
empirical research showing the benefits of networking (Horváth,
1994; Ortega, 1997). Language Learning Online not only presents
the findings of this research, hypothesizing that networks
contribute a unique element to learning and teaching, but also
identifies areas of future