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Article of Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2015

Appropriation of a representational tool in a second-language classroom

Authors: Yun Wen, Chee-Kit Looi, Wenli Chen

Abstract: While the affordances of face-to-face and online environments have been studied somewhat extensively, there is relatively less research on how technology-mediated learning takes place across multiple media in the networked classroom environment where face-to-face and online interactions are intertwined, especially in the context of language learning. This case study contextually investigates the appropriation of a representational tool by students in small groups, in the context of collaborative second language writing activities. In this paper, micro-analysis of cross-media interactions is deployed to unravel how different groups of students evolve alternative approaches to appropriating the technology. The study explores the beneficial affordances of a representational tool that supplement face-to-face communication for second language learning, and draws implications for the design of collaborative L2 learning in networked classrooms.

Keywords: Representational tool, Networked classroom learning, CSCL, Computer-supported language learning

Citation: Wen, Y., Looi, C.-K., & Chen, W. (2015) Appropriation of a representational tool in a second-language classroom. ijcscl 10 (1), pp. 77-108

DOI: 10.1007/s11412-015-9208-0

Preprint: wen_looi_chen_10_1.pdf

About this article at link.springer.com [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11412-015-9208-0] including a link to the official electronic version.