Second Language Use Online and its Integration in Formal Language Learning: From Chatroom to Classroom: 153 (Second Language Acquisition) - Hardcover

Moffat, Andrew D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800413629 ISBN 13: 9781800413627

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2022

Synopsis

This book explores the relationship between online second language (L2) communicative activities and formal language learning. It provides empirical evidence of the scale of L2 English use online, investigating the forms most commonly used, the activities likely to cause discomfort and the challenges experienced by users, and takes a critical approach to the nature of language online beyond the paradigms of ‘written’ versus ‘spoken’. The author explores the possibilities for language teaching practices that engage with and integrate learners’ L2 English online use, not only to support it but to use it as input for classroom learning and to enhance and exploit its incidental learning outcomes. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers interested in computer-mediated communication, online discourse and Activity Theory, while language teachers will find the practical ideas for lesson content invaluable as they strive to create a successful language learning community.

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About the Author

Andrew D. Moffat is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, USA. He obtained his PhD from the University of Nottingham following a decade spent teaching English as a Second Language, and his research interests include language learning, education, sociocultural theory and corpus linguistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800413629
• ISBN 13: 9781800413627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240