WEEK
1, 1/17: General discussion and orientation to the
course
WEEK 2, 1/24: Overview articles of CALL; History of the Internet; Intro
to
Blogs
Kern, R. & Warschauer, M. (2000). Theory and practice of
network-based language teaching. In M. Warschauer & R. Kern (Eds.),
Network-based language teaching: Concepts and practice. New York:
CambridgeUniversity Press.
Thorne, S. L. (2008). Mediating Technologies and Second Language
Learning. In Leu, D., Coiro, J., Lankshear, C., & Knobel, M.
(eds.), Handbook of Research on New Literacies. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
Kern, R., Ware, P. & Warschauer, M. (2004). Crossing
frontiers: New directions in online pedagogy and research. Annual
Review of Applied Linguistics 24, 243-260.
Thorne, S. L. (2000). Beyond bounded activity systems:
Heterogeneous cultures in instructional uses of persistent
conversation. In S. Herring & T. Erickson (Eds.), The proceedings
of the thirty-third Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science.
New York: IEEE Press. Draft available on-line:
Thorne, S. (2003). Review of Language and the Internet (David
Crystal): The Biggest Language Revolution Ever Meets Applied
Linguistics in the 21st Century. Language Learning & Technology
7/2: 24-27.
Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2002). The digital
disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their
schools. [Review the summary of findings, + anything else that
interests you]
The Future of the Internet. Pew Internet & American Life
Project.
January 9th, 2005. [Review the summary of findings, + anything else
that interests you]
Blake, R. (2005). Bimodal CMC: The glue of language learning at a
distance. CALICO Journal, 22(3): 497-511. PDF
WEEK
4, 2/7: Computer-mediated Communication
Thorne, S. L., & Black, R. (forthcoming in 2008). Language
and Literacy Development in Computer-mediated Contexts and Communities.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 27. PDF
Ortega, L. (1997). Processes and outcomes in networked classroom
interaction: Defining the research agenda for L2 computer-assisted
classroom discussion. Language Learning & Technology, 1/1: 82-93.
O’Rourke, B. (2005). Form focused interaction in online tandem
learning. CALICO Journal, 22(3): 433-466. PDF
Sykes, J. (2005). Synchronous CMC and pragmatic development:
Effects of oral and written chat. CALICO Journal, 22(3): 399-431. PDF
Thorne, S. (2004). Cultural historical activity theory and the
object of innovation. In New Insights into Foreign Language
Learning and Teaching. Oliver St. John, Kees van Esch, & Eus
Schalkwijk (Eds). Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt (Germany).
Ducate, A. & Arnold, N. (2006). Calling on
CALL:
From theory and research to new directions in foreign language
teaching. CALICO Monograph Series Volume 5;
Chapter 8: Abrams, Z: From theory to practice: Intracultural
CMC in the L2 classroom. pp. 181-209. PDF
Bernhardt, E., Kamil, M. (1998). Enhancing foreign culture
learning through electronic discussion. In Judith A. Muyskens (ed.),
New ways of learning and teaching: Focus on technology and foreign
language education. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Sullivan, N., & Pratt, E. (1996). A comparative study of two
ESL writing environments: A computer-assisted classroom and a
traditional oral classroom. System 29: 491-501.
Thorne, S. (1999).Chapter 3: Educational and foreign/second
language uses of computer-mediation: A review of research. In: An
activity theoretical analysis of foreign language electronic discourse.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.
Belz, J. (2003). Linguistic perspectives on the development of
intercultural competence
in telecollaboration. Language Learning and Technology 7/2: 68-117.
Belz, J., & Thorne, S. L. (2006). Introduction:
Internet-mediated intercultural foreign language education and the
intercultural speaker. In
J. A. Belz & S. L. Thorne (eds.), Internet-Mediated Intercultural
Foreign Language Education (p. iix-xxv). Boston, MA: Heinle &
Heinle.
Payne, J. S. and P. J. Whitney. 2002. Developing L2 oral
proficiency through synchronous CMC: Output, working memory, and
interlanguage development. CALICO Journal 20.1: 7-32.
Smith, Bryan. (2004). Computer-mediated negotiated interaction
and lexical acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 26/3.
WEEK 6, 2/21: Computer-mediated
communication; Intro to Second Life and online gaming
Thorne, S. L. (forthcoming in 2008). Transcultural communication
in open
Internet environments and massively
multiplayer online games. In S. Magnan (ed.), Mediating Discourse
Online. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Bryant, T. (2006). Using World of Warcraft and Other MMORPGs to
Foster a Targeted, Social, and Cooperative Approach Toward Language
Learning. Academic Commons.
Goodwin-Jones, R. (2005). Messaging, Gaming, Peer-to-Peer
Sharing: Language Learning Strategies & Tools for the Millennial
Generation. Language Learning & Technology 9/1: 17-22.
*Suggested: Buy and read The Diamond Age, by Neal
Stephenson. This is a cyberpunk fiction account of a digital learning
environment that propels the protagonist across social class
boundaries. Try amazon or any large or online bookseller.
WEEK 7, 2/28: More Second Life; Interpenetrations between VE and IRL; Intro
to podcasting
Steinkuehler, C. A. (2004). Learning in massively multiplayer
online games. In Y. B. Kafai, W. A. Sandoval, N. Enyedy, A. S. Nixon,
& F. Herrera (Eds.), Proceedings of the Sixth International
Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 521–528). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Nardi, B., Ly, S., & Harris, J. (2007). Learning
conversations in World of Warcraft. The proceedings
of the 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science.
New York: IEEE Press
Miller, Daniel, and Slater, Don. (2000). The Internet: An
Ethnographic Approach. New York: Berg Publishers. Read "Summary of
Findings" and "Chapter 1".
Thorne, S. L., & Payne, J. S. (2005). Evolutionary
Trajectories,
Internet-mediated Expression, and Language Education. The CALICO
Journal, 22/3: 371-397. [Read section on podcasting]
WEEK 8, 3/6: More
Internet-mediated
intercultural communication and L2 learning
Bauer, B., deGenedette, L., Furstenberg, G., Levet, S. &
Waryn, S. (2006). The Cultura Project. In
J. A. Belz & S. L. Thorne (eds.), Internet-Mediated Intercultural
Foreign Language Education (p. 31-62). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
PDF
Ware, P., & Kramsch, C. (2005). Toward in intercultural
stance: Teaching German and English through telecollaboration. Modern
Language Journal 89(2): 190-205.
O'Dowd, R. (2006). The use of videoconferencing and e-mail as
mediators of intercultural student ethnography. In
J. A. Belz & S. L. Thorne (eds.), Internet-Mediated Intercultural
Foreign Language Education (p. 86-119). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
Tudini, V.
(2005). Chatlines for beginners: Negotiating conversation at a
distance. In B. Holmberg, M. Shelley & C. White (Eds.), Distance
education and languages: Evolution and change (pp. 212-229). Clevedon:
Multilingual Matters.
WEEK 11, 4/3: Critical
and new media literacies on technology
*Recent
critical scholarship
on technology, language, &
literacy
New Lankshear & Knobel volume! Read intro chapter (Lankshear
& Knobel) and two additional chapters -- you will report on
one
additional chapter in class (no PPT necessary -- oral discussion only).
WEEK
12, 4/10: Heritage
language
issues; Teacher training and technology; Discussion
of final projects
Lee, Jin Sook. (2006). Exploring the relationship between
electronic literacy and heritage language maintenance. Language
Learning & Technology 10/2: 93-113.
Muller-Hartmann, A. (2006). Learning how to teach intercultural
communicative competence via telecollaboration: A model for langauge
teacher education. In
J. A. Belz & S. L. Thorne (eds.), Internet-Mediated Intercultural
Foreign Language Education (p. 63-83). Boston, MA: Heinle &
Heinle.
Arnold et al. (2005). Using computer-mediated communication to
establish social and supportive environments in teacher education.
CALICO Journal 22/3: 537-566.
Nardi, Bonnie, & O'Day, Vicki. (1999). Information Ecologies:
Using Technology with Heart. Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press. Read Chapter 4,
skim chapter 2 if interested.
Rheingold, H. (1999). Look who's talking: The Amish are famous
for shunning technology. But their secret love affair with the cell
phone is causing an uproar. WIRED, Archive 7.01, January 1999.