Social Networking for Language Education

1. Introduction
Katerina Zourou, Marie-Noëlle Lamy

Part I. The Wider Ecology of Language Learning with SNS

2. An Ecological Analysis of Social Networking Site-Mediated Identity Development
Jonathon Reinhardt, Hsin-I Chen

3. Architecture Students’ Appropriation of Avatars — Relationships between Avatar Identity and L2 Verbal Participation and Interaction
Ciara R. Wigham, Thierry Chanier

4. Online Reading Groups and Network Dynamics
Chris Lima, Marie-Noëlle Lamy

Part II. Pedagogies and Practitioners

5. Bridging Design and Language Interaction and Reuse in Livemocha’s Culture Section
Katerina Zourou, Mathieu Loiseau

6. Profiles in Social Networking Sites for Language Learning — Livemocha Revisited
Richard Harrison

7. It’s Not Just the Tool: Pedagogy for Promoting Collaboration and Community in Social Networking in CMC
Carolin Fuchs, Bill Snyder

Part III. Learning Benefits and Challenges

8. A Study of the Use of Social Network Sites for Language Learning by University ESL Students
Min Liu, Matthew K. Evans, Elaine Horwitz, Sunjung Lee, Monica McCrory, Jeong-Bin Park, Claire Meadows Parrish

9. Online and Offsite: Student-Driven Development of the Taiwan-France Telecollaborative Project Beyond These Walls
Meei-Ling Liaw, Kathryn English

10. Formative Assessment within Social Network Sites for Language Learning
Paul Gruba, Cameron Clark

Part IV. Overview

11. Social Media-Based Language Learning: Insights from Research and Practice
Marie-Noëlle Lamy, François Mangenot

Keywords: Education, Language Education, Applied Linguistics, Technology and Digital Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Literature, general, Language Teaching