Overview

Information and communication technology is transforming our notion of literacy. In the study of second language learning, there is an acute need to understand how learners collaborate in mediating discourse online. This edited volume offers essays and research studies that lead us to question the borders between speech and writing, to redefine narrative, to speculate on the consequences of many-to-many communication, and to ponder the ethics of researching online interaction. Using diverse technologies (bulletin boards, course management systems, chats, instant messaging, online gaming) and situated in different cultural environments, the studies explore intercultural notions of identity, voice, and collaboration. Although the studies come from varying theoretical perspectives, they point, as a whole, to insights to be gained from an ecological approach to studying how people make discourse online. The volume will especially benefit researchers in the digital arena and instructors who must consider how online interaction affects language learning and use.

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Author:   Sally Magnan Pierce (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.815kg
ISBN:  

9789027205193

ISBN 10:   9027205191
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   21 May 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Introduction (by Magnan Pierce, Sally); 3. Overview of existing research; 4. Computer-mediated discourse in instructed environments (by Chun, Dorothy M.); 5. Research perspectives on online discourse and foreign language learning (by Blyth, Carl S.); 6. Creating collaboration; 7. Postcards from the (turbulent) edge (of chaos): Complexity theory and computer mediated communication (by Johnson, Neil H.); 8. Interpersonal and intercultural understanding in a blended second culture classroom (by McBride, Kara); 9. Creating comfort zones of orality in online discussion forums (by Wanner, Anja); 10. Co-constructing interaction; 11. Use of communication strategies in a synchronous CMC environment (by Kost, Claudia R.); 12. Online discourse strategies: A longitudinal study of computer-mediated foreign language learning (by Deusen-Scholl, Nelleke Van); 13. Negotiating meaningfulness: An enhanced perspective on interaction in computer-mediated foreign language learning environments (by Reinhardt, Jonathon); 14. Foreign language resistance: Discourse analysis of online classroom peer interaction (by Worth, Robin); 15. Mediating Social Spaces; 16. Using instant messaging interaction (IMI) in intercultural learning (by Jin, Li); 17. Transcultural communication in open internet environments and massively multiplayer online games (by Thorne, Steven L.); 18. Ethical Ramifications of Work in Online Environments; 19. Online interactions and L2 Learning: Some ethical challenges for L2 researchers (by Ortega, Lourdes); 20. Index

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