About the contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. About the contributors vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. New literacies
6. English in cyberspace 11
7. Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French 43
8. Web-based translation for promoting language awareness 65
9. Part II. Chat
10. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments 87
11. Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse 111
12. Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings 127
13. Part III. Podcasts
14. Podcasts and second language learning 153
15. Discourse analysis of podcasts in French 169
16. Part IV. Blogs
17. Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching 193
18. Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs 213
19. Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom 241
20. Part V. Discussion forums
21. Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums 263
22. The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness 291
23. The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment 319
24. Index 345