Hanna Barbara, De Nooy Juliana. Learning Language and Culture via Public Internet Discussion Forums

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. — 256 p. — ISBN: 0230576303.Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential.Culture and Online Communication.
Debate or Conversation? French and British Public Internet Discussion.
Plus ça change.: Are Online Cultural Differences Fading Over Time?
Public Discussion Forums as a Tool for Language Learning.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Learners’ Participation Strategies.
Face Off: Identity in Online Debate.
Towards Intercultural Discussion: Getting Off on the Right Foot(ing).
Using Public Internet Forums to Develop French Argumentation Skills.
Forums for Learning: Language, Culture and Identity.