(Hardback)

Offers a conversation analysis based exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages. This book contributes to our understanding of how conversation in a foreign language unfolds between native speakers and learners in an online social environment, rather than in the classroom.

(Paperback, NIPPOD)

A book-length exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It takes a Conversation Analysis approach, which is new to online Second Language Acquisition. It provides insights into how native speakers and learners pursue the learning of foreign language and culture during online text chat.