WEEK
1, 1/13: General discussion and orientation to the
course
Introduction
to computer-assisted language learning
The
changing contexts of communication and language use
Emerging
genres and new media literacies
WEEK 2, 1/20: Overview articles on CALL; History of the Internet
[ + hands-on with 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.
WEEK
3, 1/27: Computer-mediated language education [ + hands-on
with wikis ]
Kern, R., Ware, P. & Warschauer, M. (2004). Crossing
frontiers: New directions in online pedagogy and research. Annual
Review of Applied Linguistics 24, 243-260.
Abrams, Z. (2008). From theory to practice: Intracultural CMC in
the L2 classroom In Ducate, A. & Arnold, N. (Eds). Calling on CALL:
From theory and research to new directions in foreign language teaching
(pp. 181-209). CALICO Monograph Series Volume 5.
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.
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]
Smith, B. (2004). Computer-mediated negotiated interaction
and lexical acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 26/3.
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:
WEEK
4, 2/3: Computer-mediated communication; Web
2.0; Ambient social computing; Internet interest communities [ +
hands-on with synchronous CMC/chat ]
Thorne, S. L., & Black, R. (2008). Language
and Literacy Development in Computer-mediated Contexts and Communities.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 27.
Warschauer, M., & Grimes, D. (2007). Audience, authorship,
and artifact: The emergent semiotics of Web 2.0. Annual Review of
Applied Linguistics, 27, 1- 23.
Sykes, J., Oskoz, A., & Thorne, S. L. (2008). Web 2.0,
Synthetic Immersive Environments, and Mobile Resources for Language
Education. CALICO Journal, 25(3): 528-546.
Social
movements 2.0: Harnessing the power of the web for change. AlterNet. By
Brendan Smith and Tim Costello and Jeremy Brecher (initially appearing
in The Nation).
WEEK
5: 2/10: Introduction
to 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.
Belz, J., & Vyatkina, N. (2008). The pedagogical mediation of
a developmental learner corpus for classroom-based language
instruction. Language Learning & Technology, 12(3): 33-52.
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.
Belz, J. (2003). Linguistic perspectives on the development of
intercultural competence
in telecollaboration. Language Learning and Technology 7/2: 68-117.
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).
WEEK 6, 2/17: Critical perspectives on
Internet-mediated
intercultural communication and L2 learning
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 (pp. 86-119). Boston, MA: Heinle &
Heinle.
Schneider, J., & von der Emde, S. (2006). Conflicts in
cyberspace: From communication breakdown to intercultural dialogue in
online collaborations. n
J. A. Belz & S. L. Thorne (eds.), Internet-Mediated Intercultural
Foreign Language Education (pp. 178-206). Boston, MA: Heinle &
Heinle.
Ware, P., & Kramsch, C. (2005). Toward in intercultural
stance: Teaching German and English through telecollaboration. Modern
Language Journal 89(2): 190-205.
WEEK
6, 2/24: Introduction to Virtual Worlds and online gaming (World of
Warcraft) [ + hands-on activities ]
Thorne, S. L. (2008). Transcultural communication
in open
Internet environments and massively
multiplayer online games. In S. Magnan (ed.), Mediating Discourse
Online. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Arnseth, H. C. (2006). Learning to play or playing ot learn -- A
critical account of the models of communication informing educational
research on computer gameplay. Game Studies, 6(1).
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, 3/3: Virtual Worlds and Online Games; Brief
treatment of podcasting [
+ hands-on activities ]
Zheng et al. (forthcoming).
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
9, 3/17: Critical
perspectives, new media literacies, and classroom practice *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).
Thorne, S.
L. & Reinhardt, J. (2008). “Bridging Activities,” New Media
Literacies and Advanced Foreign Language Proficiency. CALICO Journal,
25(3): 558-572.
WEEK 11, 3/24: Distance
learning and e-learning principles and issues [
+ project
work in groups ]
Blake, R.,
Wilson, N.L., Cetto, M., Pardo Ballester, C. (2008).
Measuring oral profi-ciency in distance, face-to-face, and blended
classrooms. Language Learning & Technology, 12(3): 114-127.
Madyarov, I.
(2009). Designing a workable framework for evaluating distance language
instruction. CALICO Journal, 26(2), 290-308.
PDF
Lafford, B.,
Lafford, P., & Sykes, J. (2007). Entre dicho y
hecho...: An assessment of the application of research from second
language acquisition and related to fields to the creation of Spanish
CALL materials for lexical acquisition. CALICO Journal, 24(3), 497-529.
PDF
Look at foreign
language relevant materials/courses on the following sites,
particularly the first listing:
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
12, 3/31: 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.