COMPUTER-MEDIATED CONTEXTS AND COMMUNITIES
Abstract
This article describes second language uses of Internet communication tools,Web environments, and online gaming, and critically reviews existing research and emerging technologies representing diverse pedagogical conditions in three distinct computer-mediated configurations: (1) instructed and institutional intraclass discussion and interclass partnerships, (2) transcultural partnerships and structured participation in open Internet environments, and (3) interaction in ongoing Internet-mediated environments that include popular culture blogs andWeb sites, fanfiction communities, language and/or culture communities, and online games.We propose that a critical-and-constructive appraisal of existing and emerging digital media, communicative genres, literacy practices, and the communities made possible through them, can help to forge more responsive, and more ecologically responsible, language-learning opportunities for students who are expected to navigate increasingly mediated social and professional worlds.
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