Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching

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