Online Second Language Acquisition

Online Second Language Acquisition by Vincenza Tudini

A book-length exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages is well overdue. Tudini's new book takes a Conversation Analysis approach, which isnew to online Second Language Acquisition. It provides observable, previously undocumented insights into hownative speakersand learners pursue the learning of foreign language and culture during online text chat. It looks at dyadic chat between native speakers and learners, with examplesdrawn froma corpus featuring 133 learners and 584 native speakers of Italian. This unique book contributes to our understanding of how conversation in a foreign language unfolds between native speakers and learners in an online social environment, rather than in the classroom. It will be of interest to researchers in second language acquisition and conversation analysis, as well as language teachers.

This book pushes research on computer-mediated language learning into new directionsIt argues that engaging in web-based chat with native speakers provides opportunities for sustained language learning. Vincenza Tudini uses Conversation Analysis techniques to present a detailed and well-argued analysis which demonstrates where opportunities for learning are to be found in chat and how such interactions contribute to learning. This book is an important contribution both for those interested in the use of technology in language education and for those who wish to use microanalysis of interaction to understand processes of acquisition. -- Tony Liddicoat, Professor in Applied Linguistics, University of South Australia, Australia

Dr Vincenza Tudini is at the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at the University of South Australia, Australia

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ISBN 13	9780826442406
ISBN 10	0826442404
Titel	Online Second Language Acquisition
Autor	Vincenza Tudini
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-05-15
Seitenanzahl	272
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