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abstract |
This book explores the complex relationship between theory, practice and research
in online communication for language learning. Unlike no other publication currently
available, it combines a discussion of the major concepts that underpin the field
of computer-mediated communication for language learning with a mapping of the influences
that research across various media has on practice and vice versa. The main concepts
are drawn from multiple disciplines: Second Language Acquisition, sociocultural theory,
multimodality, multiliteracies, online teaching/learning pedagogies. The book also
presents a number of mainly qualitative research methodologies particularly suited
to computer-mediated communication for language learning. It brings to the forefront
a number of new phenomena that arise in online environments (such as affordances,
mediation, collaborative learning, and identity). |