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Community Of Practice: Adult’S Informal Learning In An Online English Learning Community In China, Ran Li
Community Of Practice: Adult’S Informal Learning In An Online English Learning Community In China, Ran Li
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This netnographic research investigated features of an informal online English learning community in Shanbay, the biggest mobile English learning platform in China. Focusing on how these features shaped members’ informal English learning, I selected a theoretical framework that consisted of multiliteracies, new media literacy, participatory culture, and community of practice. Data resources included postings in the community forum, online voice-chat interviews, and dialogues among members in online group chats. Major findings related that this online English learning community reflected the three key features of a community of practice, namely, mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. Also, participants perceived …
Incidental Learning Of L2 Technical Vocabulary Through Repeated Reading Of Academic Texts, Yuning Wang
Incidental Learning Of L2 Technical Vocabulary Through Repeated Reading Of Academic Texts, Yuning Wang
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This is a case study investigating the effect of repeated reading of academic texts on incidental learning of L2 technical vocabulary. The impact of factors such as frequency of encounters and pictorial contexts on incidental learning of L2 technical vocabulary was also examined. Five adult EAP students were required to read academic texts from different disciplines multiple number of times. Participants’ vocabulary gains in receptive knowledge of form-meaning connection and productive knowledge of written form were measured. The results indicated that repeated reading of academic texts promotes incidental learning of L2 technical vocabulary. However, it is also necessary to be …