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Hello Richard, all

Here are some references to work about blogs, some relating specifically to language learning. Some are more theoretical (e.g. the Herring et al work, as you might expect from her) while some are more pedagogically oriented. I'm sure there's more out there. 

Ducate, L. C. and L. L. Lomicka (2005). Exploring the Blogosphere: Use of Web Logs in the Foreign Language Classroom. Foreign language annals 38(3): 410-421.

Ducate, L. C. and L. L. Lomicka (2008). Adventures in the blogosphere: from blog readers to blog writers. Computer assisted language learning 21(1): 9-28.

Godwin-Jones, R. (2003). Blogs and wikis: Environments for on-line collaboration. Language learning and technology 7(2): 12-16.

Godwin-Jones, R. (2006). Tag clouds in the blogosphere: Electronic literacy and social networking. Language learning and technology 10(2): 8-15.

Herring, S. and J. C. Paolillo (2006). Gender and genre variation in weblogs. Journal of Sociolinguistics 10(4): 439-459.

Herring, S., I. Kouper, et al. (2004). Women and children last: The discursive construction of weblogs. Into the blogosphere: Rhetoric, community and culture of weblogs. L. J. Gurak, S. Antonijevic, C. Ratliff and J. Reyman. (online). http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/ <http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/>  [this entire collection of papers from the relatively early days of blogs makes an interesting read.]

Herring, S., L. A. Scheidt, et al. (2004). Bridging the gap: A genre analysis of weblogs. Proceedings of the thirty-seventh Hawai'i international conference on system sciences (HICSS-37). Los Alamitos, IEEE Press.

Knobel, M. and C. Lankshear (2006). Weblog worlds and constructions of effective and powerful writing: cross with care and only when signs permit. In K. Pahl and J. Rowsell (eds.) Travel Notes from the New Literacy Studies. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. 

Murray, L. and T. Hourigan (2008). Blogs for specific purposes: Expressivist or socio-cognitivist approach? ReCALL 20(1): 82-97.

 

Nothing here on how to set one up, but you could take a look at Cathy Clarkson et al's description of using blogs with ESOL students and teachers as part of an action research teacher development project at Dewsbury College (now, after merger frenzy, the Dewsbury Centre of Kirklees College). This was part of the NRDC's practitioner-led initiative of a couple of years back. Go to: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=94 and scroll down to 'Learner Centred Action Research at Dewsbury College'. 

Cheers

James


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From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board on behalf of gresswell, richard
Sent: Wed 18/02/2009 12:17
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Subject: Re: ESOL chat rooms


Dear Stephen
 
This looks really interesting. I was wondering while on the subject of online literacy practices have you got any experience or know of any useful sites, papers etc on setting up student blogs? Basically blogs (web logs) are on line journals / diaries but of course students could upload anything to them that they wanted you to see and share with other students and friends, relatives etc. I am interested in this both from a teaching / learning  point of view but also as a research idea as a kind of advancement on earlier ideas of using student diaries as forms of data collection on the lives of our students. I also see student blogs as a way forward in giving ESOL learners a voice outside the classroom.
 
Any advice appreciated.
 
Richard

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From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board on behalf of Stephen Woulds
Sent: Wed 18/02/2009 10:00
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Subject: Re: ESOL chat rooms








In response to Cheryl.

The introduction of chat rooms at ESOL UK is to enable synchronous writing between learners/tutors (learners/learners) as a form of literacy practice.

In my research and teaching I have found that synchronous communication (chat rooms, messenger, Skype) is an essential aspect of some ESOL students' communication with friends and family around the world. Yet for every learner that uses such methods there will be many more that don't/can't/aren't aware of such systems.

What constitues literacy today? Is it writing pretend postcards in a classroom? Writing an informal/formal letter that never gets posted? As ESOL practitioners are we responsible for introducing our learners to multiple forms of literacy, both traditional and digital?

Personally, when first using chat, I created a private room with a password for myself and played with the technology. Once confident I invited some of my learners to join the room, during classtime in the first stages to help with problems then outside classtime. Four years later those same learners now communicate daily with relatives around the world.

Teach a man to fish ...


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Subject: Re: ESOL chat rooms

Are these chat rooms rather than forums? Will people have to be online at
the same time to communicate or can people leave messages which someone else
can answer at a convenient time?

I have tried out various forums as a teacher, and the problem with many of
them is that there simply isn't enough participation. Questions or comments
posted receive no replies.  So far, I have found that US-based forums  are
usually much more active and lively and often have both teachers and
learners participating.

I hope this endeavour is  successful, and I will mention it to my learners,
but if they have to be online at fixed times to participate, this will be a
problem for adults with job and family commitments.

Cheryl Thornett
ESOL & Literacy tutor
Birmingham Adult Education

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From: "Stephen Woulds" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:47 PM
Subject: ESOL chat rooms

Hi

I have added ESOL Chat Rooms to <http://www.esoluk.co.uk <http://www.esoluk.co.uk/> > I have created
rooms according to language levels: E1, E2, E3, etc. It seemed to me to be
an opportunity for ESOL learners to write messages to others of a similar
level within a relatively 'safe' environment. There's also an option for
tutors to create their own temporary rooms with passwords. Discussions can
be saved and printed. I have tried to keep the design as simple and as clean
as possible.

If tutors have alternative ideas for how rooms might be labelled, organised,
etc, I would like to hear suggestions. If you would like a permanent room
creating with your own password please let me know. Maybe members of the
list have experiences and wisdom they would like to share with regard to
language learning and chat rooms. See for example
<http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Mynard-Chat.html>

Regards
Stephen

Stephen Woulds

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