Social Networking Services as Informal Contexts for Foreign Language Learning

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_5114
dc.title	Social Networking Services as Informal Contexts for Foreign Language Learning
dc.contributor.author	Torsani Simone
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2021/1numero-monografico/le-reti-sociali-come-contesto-informale-nellappren/
dc.description.abstract	This article focuses on online informal learning contexts, namely social networks to which learners may resort for their linguistic needs. The distinguishing feature of such platforms is that content is neither provided by an educational institution, nor is it necessarily presented in a formal fashion. While research has extensively focused on the connection between technology and autonomy, the social aspect behind 2.0 tools has been partly neglected. Therefore, we argue that learner training, i.e. preparing language learners for autonomous language study through technology, should be partly rethought and include such skills as communicating in didactic interactions and evaluating information.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 10 \| Issue 1 \| March 2021
dc.issued	2021-03-31
dc.dateAccepted	2020-07-16
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-11-14
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2021/01/001
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Informal learning
dc.subject	Informal learning
dc.subject	Learner autonomy
dc.subject	Learner autonomy
dc.subject	Learner training
dc.subject	Learner training
dc.subject	Social media
dc.subject	Social media

Research Article
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Simone Torsani Università degli Studi di Genova, Italia

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abstract

This article focuses on online informal learning contexts, namely social networks to which learners may resort for their linguistic needs. The distinguishing feature of such platforms is that content is neither provided by an educational institution, nor is it necessarily presented in a formal fashion. While research has extensively focused on the connection between technology and autonomy, the social aspect behind 2.0 tools has been partly neglected. Therefore, we argue that learner training, i.e. preparing language learners for autonomous language study through technology, should be partly rethought and include such skills as communicating in didactic interactions and evaluating information.

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March 31, 2021

Accepted

July 16, 2020

Submitted

Nov. 14, 2019

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Keywords: Learner training • Social media • Informal learning • Learner autonomy

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