Social Networking for Language Education

Introduction PART I: THE WIDER ECOLOGY OF LANGUAGE LEARNING WITH SNSS 1. An Ecological Analysis of Social Networking Site-Mediated Identity Development; Jonathon Reinhardt And Hsin-I Chen 2. Architecture Students' Appropriation of Avatars - Relationships Between Avatar Identity and L2 Verbal Participation and Interaction; Ciara Wigham and Thierry Chanier 3. Online Reading Groups and Network Dynamics; Chris Lima and Marie-Noëlle Lamy PART II: PEDAGOGIES AND PRACTITIONERS 4. Bridging Design and Language Interaction and Reuse in Livemocha's Culture Space; Katerina Zourou, Mathieu Loiseau 5. Profiles in Online Communities; Richard Harrison 6. It's Not Just the Tool; Carolin Fuchs and Bill Snyder PART III: LEARNING BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES 7. A Study of the Use of Social Network Sites for Language Learning by University ESL Students; Liu, M., Evans, M., Horwitz, E. K., Lee, S., Mccrory, M., Park, J.-B., and Parrish, C. 8. On-Line and Off-Site; Meei-Ling Liaw And Kathryn English 9. Formative Assessment within Social Network Sites for Language Learning; Paul Gruba and Cameron Clark PART IV 10. Social Media-Based Language Learning; Marie-Noëlle Lamy and François Mangenot References