Papers in this group
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This paper sets the stage for the articles selected for the special issue "language learning and social media: (r)evolution?". Starting with some definitions of mainstream terms like "social media", "web 2.0", "social web", "social networking sites…
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This case study is based on an investigation into the use that a group of language learners made of Livemocha.com, a Social Networking Site through which language exchange is enabled via social media applications. The learners created profiles in…
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In this paper, we examine the use of Facebook (FB) as a social networking tool in an intermediate French class. After reviewing the available studies on FB in language instruction, we analyze surveys that were administered to students as well as…
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This paper starts by going back to the notions of the actional and communicative competence, both of which we consider to be determined by the relationship between the persons who are involved in the action and/or communication. On this basis, we…
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This article examines a study of seven learners who logged their experiences on the language leaning social networking site Livemocha over a period of three months. The features of the site are described and the likelihood of their future success is…
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Reviews the proposed pedagogical use of technological resources by means of a critical analysis of articles published in "The Modern Language Journal" since its first edition in 1916. Argues that whereas most new technologies may have been…
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The recent outburst of students and educators becoming active members of social networking communities (Stutzman, 2006; Tufekci, 2008), drew attention to the potential of such a web resource to foster positive relationships among students, to…
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Cet article décrit l’émergence du chat comme dispositif de communication (en analysant la genèse des principaux artefacts) et entreprend de déconstruire l’évidence de son statut de média interactif, d’une part en proposant des « hypothèses fortes »…
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