Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching
Published on 27. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
346 pages
978-90-272-1300-6 (ISBN)
Description
New technologies are constantly transforming traditional notions of language use and literacy in online communication environments. While previous research has provided a foundation for understanding the use of new technologies in instructed second language environments, few studies have investigated new literacies and electronic discourse beyond the classroom setting. This volume seeks to address this gap by providing corpus-based and empirical studies of electronic discourse analyzing social and linguistic variation as well as communicative practices in chat, discussion forums, blogs, and podcasts. Several chapters also examine the assessment and integration of new literacies. This volume will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, and students interested in exploring electronic discourse and new literacies in language learning and teaching.
Reviews / Votes
This book will be useful to SLA teachers and researchers due to the broad range of technology employed in the L2 classroom. A clear focus on promoting sociocultural competence, intercultural understanding, and learner autonomy gives credence to the positive impact that the contributors to this volume intend to foster. -- Jesse Soule Gleason, Iowa State University, in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Vol. 33(1): 135-137.More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-1300-6 (9789027213006)
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Content
1. About the contributors; 2. Introduction: Analyzing and exploring electronic discourse (by Abraham, Lee B.); 3. Part I. New literacies; 4. English in cyberspace: Negotiating digital literacies in a climate of educational accountability (by Lotherington, Heather); 5. Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French: New literacies and new challenges (by Williams, Lawrence); 6. Web-based translation for promoting language awareness: Evidence from Spanish (by Abraham, Lee B.); 7. Part II. Chat; 8. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments (by Sotillo, Susana M.); 9. Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse (by Compernolle, Remi A. van); 10. Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings (by Lee, Lina); 11. Part III. Podcasts; 12. Podcasts and second language learning: Promoting listening comprehension and intercultural competence (by McBride, Kara); 13. Discourse analysis of podcasts in French: Implications for foreign language listening development (by Guikema, Janel Pettes); 14. Part IV. Blogs; 15. Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching (by Compernolle, Remi A. van); 16. Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs: Developing L2 sociopragmatic competence (by Douglass, Kate); 17. Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom: Sociocultural opportunities for second language development (by Negueruela-Azarola, Eduardo); 18. Part V. Discussion forums; 19. Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums (by Blattner, Geraldine); 20. The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness (by Whitworth, Kathleen Farrell); 21. The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment (by Abraham, Lee B.); 22. Index