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New technologies are constantly transforming traditional notions of language use and literacy in online communication environments. While previous research has provided a foundation for understanding the use of new technologies in instructed second language environments, few studies have investigated new literacies and electronic discourse beyond the classroom setting. This volume seeks to address this gap by providing corpus-based and empirical studies of electronic discourse analyzing social and linguistic variation as well as communicative practices in chat, discussion forums, blogs, and podcasts. Several chapters also examine the assessment and integration of new literacies. This volume will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, teachers, and students interested in exploring electronic discourse and new literacies in language learning and teaching.

Table of contents

About the contributors vii–x Introduction: Analyzing and exploring electronic discourse Lee B. Abraham and Lawrence Williams 1–8 Part I. New literacies English in cyberspace: Negotiating digital literacies in a climate of educational accountability Heather Lotherington, Deanna Neville-Verardi and Natalia Sinitskaya Ronda 11–42 Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French: New literacies and new challenges Lawrence Williams 43–64 Web-based translation for promoting language awareness: Evidence from Spanish Lee B. Abraham 65–84 Part II. 
Chat Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments Susana M. Sotillo 87–110 Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse Rémi A. van Compernolle and Isabelle Pierozak 111–126 Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings Lina Lee 127–150 Part III. 
Podcasts Podcasts and second language learning: Promoting listening comprehension and intercultural competence Kara McBride 153–168 Discourse analysis of podcasts in French: Implications for foreign language listening development Janel Pettes Guikema 169–190 Part IV. 
Blogs Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching Rémi A. van Compernolle and Lee B. Abraham 193–212 Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs: Developing L2 sociopragmatic competence Kate Douglass 213–240 Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom: Sociocultural opportunities for second language development Eduardo Negueruela-Azarola 241–260 Part V. 
Discussion forums Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums Géraldine Blattner and Lawrence Williams 263–290 The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness Kathleen Farrell Whitworth 291–318 The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment Lee B. Abraham and Lawrence Williams 319–344 Index 345–346