Online teaching and learning : sociocultural perspectives /: sociocultural perspectives. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carla Meskill.
• Other Names: Meskill, Carla
• Contents: Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Sociocultural Perspectives; Part One Diversity/Identity Online; 1 Learning in New Online Cultures: East Meets West; Introduction; Purpose of the study; Perspectives; Method; Findings; Discussion; Conclusion and implications; 2 Projection of Teacher Identity in Introductory Posts: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Strategies of Online Self-Presentatio; Introduction; Identity and self-presentation online and face-to-face; Theoretical framework; Background of the study; Data collection and analysis. DiscussionConclusion; Part Two Shifts in Practice; 3 An Exploration of 3D Virtual Worlds through ESL/EFL Teachers' Perspectives in Second Life; Educational research in SL: Teachers' perspectives; Data collection: Observations and interviews; Results and discussion; Conclusion; Appendix 3.1. Interview questions; Appendix 3.2. Participant profiles; 4 Collaboration Unpacked: Tasks, Tools and Activities; Introduction: Are two heads better than one?; Collaboration versus co-operation; Why collaborate? Some responses from research; Collaboration in practice: The TWEAK project. Discussion: Four cumulative findingsTWEAK synthesis: Interaction and transformation; 5 Synchronous Online Language Teaching: Strategies to Support Learner Development; Study; Discussion: Instructors' uses of multimodalities for student engagement; Concluding remarks; Appendix 5.1. Transcription conventions; Appendix 5.2. Instructor background questionnaire; Part Three Shifts in Participation; 6 The Educational Value of Student Talk in Online Discussions; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Conclusion; Appendix 6.1. Uzuner's (2007) EVT/ELVT coding scheme. 7 Focusing on the Social: Research into the Distributed Knowledge of Novice Teachers in Online ExchangeIntroduction; The online international exchange program; Analytical approach; Main themes discussed in students' final reflections; Tracing one student-teacher's learning through artefacts; Conclusion; 8 Perceptions of Humour in Oral Synchronous Online Environments; Introduction; Humour in language teaching and learning; Methodology; Analysis; Discussion and implications; Conclusion; Appendix 8.1. Interview and survey questions for students. Appendix 8.2. Interview questions for instructors9 Face-to-Face and Online EL Writing Tutorials: A Comparison; Introduction; A writing process; Data sources; Complications in comparing f2f and asynchronous email tutorials; (Re)drafting in f2f and email tutorials; Scaffolding the editing episode; Discussion and conclusion; Part Four Informal Online Learning; 10 Rapport Management and Online Learning: L2 Socialization in Livemocha; Introduction; Language socialization and rapport management; Social networking; The inquiry; Data; Online rapport management; Discussion and conclusions.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages)
• Subjects: 418.0078/5; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Technological innovations; Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction; Intercultural communication -- Study and teaching -- Data processing; Web-based instruction; Educational technology; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling; Language acquisition; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441138798; 9781441175786; 1441175784
• Related ISBNs: 144113879X; 9781441159458; 1441159452
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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