Description
Book SynopsisThis edited volume investigates the role of digital communication in relation to linguistic diversity and language education in today’s digitally networked world. It aims to examine (1) how language(s) are (re)contextualized and (re)localized concerning other languages, multimodalities, semiotic resources, genres, and repertoires in various domains of digital communication and (2) what pragmatic functions digital communication may serve in terms of language education – both in and out of classroom – and pedagogy. The collection includes contributions exploring diverse digital venues in which language has multiple different roles and functions, illustrating micro- and macro-linguistic practices in varied areas of society, including education, politics, technology, media, and popular culture.
Table of ContentsContents:Sender Dovchin: Introduction: Digital Communication, Linguistic Diversity and Education – Digital Communication and Linguistic Diversity – Mingyi Hou: Digital Fan Practices with Mobile Media – Shaila Sultana: TV Advertisements in the Mediascape of Bangladesh: A Disjuncture between the Realities of the Emerging Transsemiotic Arena and the Language Policies in Practice – Sender Dovchin: The Anglicised Mongolian Neologisms in the Post-Socialist Mongolia – Digital Communication and Language Education – He Zhang/Qian Gong: «Reskilling» through Self-Representation: Digital Storytelling as an Alternative English Experience for Chinese International Students in Australia – Julian Chen/Toni Dobinson: Digital Communication in a Virtual Community of Practice: Linguistic/Paralinguistic Behaviour in the Multimodal Context of Blackboard Collaborate – The Effectiveness of Digital Communication and Pedagogy – Hiroshi Hasegawa: The Effectiveness of Online Instruction with Regard to Acquiring Script Writing When Learning Japanese as a Second/Foreign Language – Julian Chen/Tatiana Bogachenko/Craig Sims/Martin Cooper: The Use of VoiceThread as a Multimodal Digital Platform to Foster Online Students’ Task Engagement, Communication and Online Community Building.
