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-Noelle 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-Noelle Lamy and Francois Mangenot References