Fostering Computer-Mediated L2 Interaction Beyond the Classroom (Action Research) (Second Language Instruction) (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Fostering L2 interaction both in and out of the classroom, especially when this interaction is occurring in a wider L1 context, is considered fundamental for second-language development (see Dornyei & Murphey, 2003; Nation, 1990; Van Lier, 1996; Warschauer, 1997). In this way, a primary pedagogical objective of a language course should be to maximise opportunities for students to interact in the target language in their classes (Van Lier, 1996), whilst also capitalising on the various available methods of extending learning beyond the walls of the classroom; particularly in L1 contexts where students have limited interaction with the L2 outside of their classrooms (Nation, 2003).