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Electronic Literacies: Language, Culture, and Power in Online Educationreviewed by Michael L. Kamil - 2002 Title: Electronic Literacies: Language, Culture, and Power in Online Education Author(s): Mark Warschauer Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ ISBN: 0805831193, Pages: , Year: 2000 Search for book at Amazon.com In Electronic
Literacies, Mark Warschauer presents four case studies of
educational settings where electronic means of communicating were
implemented. These include two ESL classes, a Hawaiian language
class, and an English composition class. The social, linguistic and
cultural aspects of the environments, electronic communication, and
learning are presented.
Compared to the national attention focussed on the role of
computer technology in schools and education, there is only a very
small body of research on the effects of computer technology on
literacy. Kamil and Intrator (1998) have shown that the rates of
publication of such research have remained low, and relatively
constant, over more than a decade from 1985 to 1996. Kamil,
Intrator and Kim (2000) reaffirm the state of affairs. Because of
the small quantity of published research, Electronic
Literacies is a welcome addition to the literature on the
effects of computer technologies on literacy, culture, and
language.
It is particularly interesting to view this work as a "bookend"
to Sherry Turkle's volumes on the psychological aspects of online
communication.... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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