Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Overview of existing research
6. Computer-mediated discourse in instructed environments 15
7. Research perspectives on online discourse and foreign language learning 47
8. Creating collaboration
9. Postcards from the (turbulent) edge (of chaos): Complexity theory and computer mediated communication 73
10. Interpersonal and intercultural understanding in a blended second culture classroom 93
11. Creating comfort zones of orality in online discussion forums 125
12. Co-constructing interaction
13. Use of communication strategies in a synchronous CMC environment 153
14. Online discourse strategies: A longitudinal study of computer-mediated foreign language learning 191
15. Negotiating meaningfulness: An enhanced perspective on interaction in computer-mediated foreign language learning environments 219
16. Foreign language resistance: Discourse analysis of online classroom peer interaction 245
17. Mediating Social Spaces
18. Using instant messaging interaction (IMI) in intercultural learning 275
19. Transcultural communication in open internet environments and massively multiplayer online games 305
20. Ethical Ramifications of Work in Online Environments
21. Online interactions and L2 Learning: Some ethical challenges for L2 researchers 331
22. Index 357