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Title Mediating discourse online / edited by Sally Sieloff Magnan
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 364 pages) : illustrations
Series AILA applied linguistics series, 1875-1113 ; v. 3
AILA applied linguistics series ; v. 3.
Contents Computer-mediated discourse in instructed environments / Dorothy M. Chun -- Research perspectives on online discourse and foreign language learning / Carl S. Blyth -- Postcards from the (turbulent) edge (of chaos) : complexity theory and computer mediated communication / Neil H. Johnson -- Interpersonal and intercultural understanding in a blended second culture classroom / Kara McBride and Mary E. Wildner-Bassett -- Creating comfort zones of orality in online discussion forums / Anja Wanner -- Use of communication strategies in a synchronous CMC environment / Claudia R. Kost -- Online discourse strategies : a longitudinal study of computer-mediated foreign language learning / Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl -- Negotiating meaningfulness : an enhanced perspective on interaction in computer-mediated foreign language learning environments / Jonathon Reinhardt -- Foreign language resistance : discourse analysis of online classroom peer interaction / Robin Worth -- Using instant messaging interaction (IMI) in intercultural learning / Li Jin -- Transcultural communication in open Internet environments and massively multiplayer online games / Steven L. Thorne -- Online interactions and L2 learning : some ethical challenges for L2 researchers / Lourdes Ortega and Eve Zyzik
Summary 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 s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Discourse analysis -- Computer-assisted instruction
Communication -- Data processing
Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Intercultural communication -- Computer-assisted instruction
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary.
Communication -- Data processing
Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction
Form Electronic book
Author Magnan, Sally Sieloff.
LC no. 2007052232
ISBN 9789027291172
9027291179
9027205191
9789027205193
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9781282105454
9786612105456
6612105453