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Learning language and culture via public Internet discussion forums

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Learning language and culture via public Internet discussion forums/ Barbara E. Hanna, Juliana de Nooy.
Author:	Hanna, Barbara E.,
other author:	De Nooy, Juliana.
Published:	Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan, : 2009.,
Description:	xiii, 221 p. ;23 cm.;
Subject:	Intercultural communication. -
Online resource:	access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:	9780230235823

Learning language and culture via public Internet discussion forums
Hanna, Barbara E.,1964-

Learning language and culture via public Internet discussion forums[electronic resource] /Barbara E. Hanna, Juliana de Nooy. - Basingstoke [England] ;Palgrave Macmillan,2009. - xiii, 221 p. ;23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-213) and index.

List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on QuotationsFrom Internet Forums -- Introduction -- PART I: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ONLINE -- Culture and Online Communication -- Debate or Conversation? French and British Public Internet Discussion -- Plusç a change: Are Online Cultural Differences Fading Over Time? -- PART II: LANGUAGE LEARNERSAND INTERCULTURAL INTERNET DISCUSSION -- Public Discussion Forums as aTool for Language Learning -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to theForum: Learners' Participation Strategies -- Face Off: Identity in Online Debate -- Towards Intercultural Discussion: Getting off on the Right Foot(Ing) -- Case Study: Using Public Internet Forums to Develop French Argumentation Skills -- Forums for Learning: Language, Culture and Identity -- Notes --References -- Internet Forums and Other Websites Cited -- Index.

Public Internet discussion forums offer vast possibilities for interaction with speakers of other languages, with newspaper websites from many countries proposing forums on a smorgasbord of topics from travel to tertiary education to techno music. These sites provide opportunitiesboth for authentic foreign language practice, and for developing intercultural competence. Currently, however, public forums are largely ignored by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The authors investigate the untapped pedagogical potential ofthese forums. Drawing on examples from English- and French-language media websites, they explore cultural differences in public forum discussion, and propose guidelines for participating effectively and maximising the learning opportunities. Case studies highlight the skills needed to venture beyond learner-to-learner interaction and engage with another culture autonomously, in roles other than that of student. The emphasis on strategies for successful and culturally sensitive interaction inauthentic contexts makes the booka valuable tool for teachers and learners of any language.

Electronic reproduction.
Basingstoke, England :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.

Mode of access:World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780230235823

Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230235823doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

88541
Intercultural communication.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

96803
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P94.6 / .H365 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 418/.002854678

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