Community Formation and the World as Its Own Model

Thorne recognizes the fact that "community" comes about and is shaped, among many other factors, by material realities in social and physical environment. He discusses the attributes and problems of the term "community" as a research construct and argues for an emphasis on proces...

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Published in:The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Colo.), 2011-06, Vol.95 (2), p.304-307
Main Author: THORNE, STEVEN L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Communities
Community relations
Foreign language learning
Intercultural communication
Language
Machine learning
Modern language
Multilingualism
Nonnative languages
Online communities
Pedagogy
Second language learning
Social interaction
THE COMMENTARIES
World language instruction
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Summary:Thorne recognizes the fact that "community" comes about and is shaped, among many other factors, by material realities in social and physical environment. He discusses the attributes and problems of the term "community" as a research construct and argues for an emphasis on processes of community formation rather than conceptions of community as a social entity. He also describes a variety of digitally mediated activities and briefly outlines the developmental potentials of the social and communicative engagements that occur there. Moreover, he highlights the role of instructed classroom activity.
ISSN:0026-7902
1540-4781
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2011.01185.x