Technologies in the second language composition classroom / Joel Bloch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloch, Joel.

Series:

Michigan series on teaching multilingual writers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Computer-assisted instruction.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Computer-assisted instruction.

Language and languages.

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers.

Composition (Language arts)--Computer-assisted instruction.

Composition (Language arts).

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]

Summary:

Grounded in applied linguistics research and composition theory and practice, Technologies in the Second Language Composition Classroom encourages teachers to explore the role technology can play in the acquisition of writing for second language students. This research-based volume supports the incorporation of technology into classrooms, providing students with motivation and tools to develop their writing skills. The book provides not only an intellectually engaging perspective on the on-going debates regarding technologically enhanced writing and writing pedagogy, but it also delves in to the technologies themselves, from blogs and blogging to computer-mediated discourse and concordancing.

Technology is a growing and rapidly evolving presence in academia, and Joel Bloch brings an informed approach to understanding its place and potential benefits in the classroom. Each chapter includes reflection questions that will help individual readers apply the theories and ideas to their own classrooms.

This book will interest ESL teachers in training, teacher educators, current ESL instructors, and researchers and scholars in the area of ESL writing and technology.

Contents:

1 Issues in Using Technology in the L2 Composition Classroom 9

Theoretical Concerns in the Use of Technology 9

The Relationship between Theory and Practice 9

Technological Literacy and Print Literacy 10

Multiple Print and Digital Literacies 12

Technology as a Form of Literacy 14

Issues Affecting the Use and Implementation of Technologies 20

Interactivity in Technology Use 20

Technology and Composition Theory 23

Technology and Language Learning 26

Technology and Intercultural Rhetoric 30

Authorship and Technology 34

Training and the Implementation of Technology in the L2 Composition Classroom 41

2 The Potential of New Technologies 47

Word Processing 49

Writing and Computer Networks 55

Writing and the Internet 56

Writing Hypertexts 58

Visual "Literacy" 63

Computer-Mediated Discourse (CMD) 66

CMD as a Writing Space 66

Blogging in a Second Language 72

Corpus Linguistics and the Teaching of Grammar 80

The Systemic View of Technology 85

A Critical View of Technology 88

3 Integrating the Computer and the Internet 97

Integrating the Computer and the Internet 97

Understanding Student Computer Use 97

Digital Writing and a Sense of Place 100

Technology and the Writing Process 101

Using the Internet to Extend the Composition Classroom 103

Putting Class Materials Online 104

Integrating Outside Websites into the L2 Composition Classroom 106

Integrating Writing and Hypertext 110

Teaching about the Visual Nature of Hypertext 113

Teaching about the Composing Process Using Hypertext 116

Responding to the Audience 117

Creating Rhetorical Ethos 121

Evaluating Websites as Source Texts 124

4 Computer-Mediated Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 130

Choosing among Different Forms of CMD 130

Using Synchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 134

Designing or Choosing a Space for the Writing Classroom 137

The Nature of Synchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 138

Using Asynchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 145

Using Email in the L2 Composition Classroom 146

Blogging in the Composition Classroom 154

Setting Up Blogs for a Composition Class 156

Remediating Problems with the Use of CMD in the Classroom 169

5 Corpus Linguistics in the L2 Classroom 178

Goals for Using Concordance Programs 178

Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Using Concordance Programs 180

Implementing Concordance Programs in the Composition Classroom 188

The Nature of Concordance Program Interfaces 191

Remediating the Concordance Program 193

The Design of Corpora 194

Redesigning the User Interface 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-241) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780472032105

0472032100

OCLC:

179829664