Technologies in the Second Language Composition Classroom
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...
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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.
Series Foreword Diane Belcher Jun Liu ixIntroduction 1Issues in Using Technology in the L2 Composition Classroom 9Theoretical Concerns in the Use of Technology 9The Relationship between Theory and Practice 9Technological Literacy and Print Literacy 10Multiple Print and Digital Literacies 12Technology as a Form of Literacy 14Issues Affecting the Use and Implementation of Technologies 20Interactivity in Technology Use 20Technology and Composition Theory 23Technology and Language Learning 26Technology and Intercultural Rhetoric 30Authorship and Technology 34Training and the Implementation of Technology in the L2 Composition Classroom 41The Potential of New Technologies 47Word Processing 49Writing and Computer Networks 55Writing and the Internet 56Writing Hypertexts 58Visual "Literacy" 63Computer-Mediated Discourse (CMD) 66CMD as a Writing Space 66Blogging in a Second Language 72CorpusLinguistics and the Teaching of Grammar 80The Systemic View of Technology 85A Critical View of Technology 88Integrating the Computer and the Internet 97Integrating the Computer and the Internet 97Understanding Student Computer Use 97Digital Writing and a Sense of Place 100Technology and the Writing Process 101Using the Internet to Extend the Composition Classroom 103Putting Class Materials Online 104Integrating Outside Websites into the L2 Composition Classroom 106Integrating Writing and Hypertext 110Teaching about the Visual Nature of Hypertext 113Teaching about the Composing Process Using Hypertext 116Responding to the Audience 117Creating Rhetorical Ethos 121Evaluating Websites as Source Texts 124Computer-Mediated Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 130Choosing among Different Forms of CMD 130Using Synchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 134Designing or Choosing a Space for the Writing Classroom 137The Nature of Synchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 138Using Asynchronous Discourse in the L2 Composition Classroom 145Using Email in the L2 Composition Classroom 146Blogging in the Composition Classroom 154Setting Up Blogs for a Composition Class 156Remediating Problems with the Use of CMD in the Classroom 169Corpus Linguistics in the L2 Classroom 178Goals for Using Concordance Programs 178Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Using Concordance Programs 180Implementing Concordance Programs in the Composition Classroom 188The Nature of Concordance Program Interfaces 191Remediating the Concordance Program 193The Design of Corpora 194Redesigning the User Interface 196A Final Word 204References 215Subject Index 243Author Index 251
