Social networking for language education

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Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Physical Description:

xv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

ISBN:

9781137023377

Abstract:

"Social media are applications that have a networking dimension at the heart of their use. They attract language learners, teachers and providers for different reasons, although they are a controversial issue in language education as we lack evidence whether and how they promote language learning. This book studies the impact of networking with the social media on language learning, through a collection of chapters offering theoretical perspectives and empirical studies of learner experiences in a wide range of networking settings, illustrating through a variety of teaching as well as research methodologies. Through focusing on communities and socialization, together the editors and contributors help to identify priority issues (such as identity and community-building) that need attention if today's social media culture is to work to the benefit of language learners. "--provided by publisher

Subject Term:

Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Computer network resources

Language and education -- Computer network resources

Online social networks

Human-computer interaction

Added Author:

Lamy, Marie-Noëlle, 1949-,

Zourou, Katerina, 1976-,

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Social networking is now one of the ways in which anyone can set out to learn or improve their language skills. This collection brings together different sets of learning experiences and shows that success depends on the wider environment of the learner, the kind of activity the learner engages in and the type of learning priorities he or she has.

Author Notes

Marie-Nolle Lamy is Professor of Distance Language Learning at the Open University, UK. She has fifteen years of experience in designing and implementing languages courses for online study, involving extensive use of e-tutorials, text-based as well as voice-based. Marie-Nolle has researched extensively in the field of computer-mediated communication for language learning, with a particular interest in real-time group conversations in multimodal settings. Her current main interests are investigating methodologies for the description of online learning conversations, and researching co-construction of group cultures by language learners in online and social networking environments. Her publications include Online Communication in Language Learning and Teaching.
Katerina Zourou is Senior Researcher at the Sr-Trndelag University College, Tronheim, Norway. She previously worked as post-doctoral researcher in the field of computer supported collaborative language learning at the University of Luxembourg (2008-2012) and at the University Stendhal Grenoble III, France (2006-2008). Katerina's research interests involve the role of computer tools in foreign language education as well as telecollaborative practices online.

Katerina Zourou and Marie-Noëlle LamyJonathon Reinhardt and Hsin-I ChenClara R. Wigham and Thierry ChanierChris Lima and Marie-Noëlle LamyKaterina Zourou and Mathieu LoiseauRichard HarrisonCarolin Fuchs and Bill SnyderMin Liu and Matthew K. Evans and Elaine Horwitz and Sunjung Lee and Monica McCrory and Jeong-Bin Park and Claire Meadows ParrishMeei-Ling Liaw and Kathryn EnglishPaul Gruba and Cameron ClarkMarie-Noëlle Lamy and François Mangenot

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. viii
Foreword	p. x
Notes on Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Part I The Wider Ecology of Language Learning with SNS
1 An Ecological Analysis of Social Networking Site-mediated Identity Development	p. 11
2 Architecture Students' Appropriation of Avatars -Relationships between Avatar Identity and L2 Verbal Participation and Interaction	p. 31
3 Online Reading Groups and Network Dynamics	p. 56
Part II Pedagogies and Practitioners
4 Bridging Design and Language Interaction and Reuse in Livemocha's Culture Section	p. 77
5 Profiles in Social Networking Sites for Language Learning - Livemocha Revisited	p. 100
6 It's Not Just the Tool: Pedagogy for Promoting Collaboration and Community in Social Networking in CMC	p. 117
Part III Learning Benefits and Challenges
7 A Study of the Use of Social Network Sites for Language Learning by University ESL Students	p. 137
8 Online and Offsite: Student-Driven Development of the Taiwan-France Telecollaborative Project Beyond These Walls	p. 158
9 Formative Assessment within Social Network Sites for Language Learning	p. 177
Part IV Overview
10 Social Media-Based Language Learning: Insights from Research and Practice	p. 197
References	p. 214
Index	p. 235

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