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Author:   Inmaculada Pineda ,  Rino Bosso
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9781032379814

ISBN 10:   1032379812
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   12 June 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: Virtual English as a Lingua Franca: Investigating the Discourse of Digital Exchanges and Understanding Technology-Enhanced Learning by Inmaculada Pineda and Rino Bosso Part 1: Analyzing VELF Discourse Chapter 1 Understanding hybridity in VELF exchanges: Overt, covert, and technology-enhanced translational phenomena by Rino Bosso Chapter 2 Virtual English as a lingua franca, Transmodal, Translingual and transcultural strategies in Twitter: The case study of @EEII_UMA by Inmaculada Pineda Chapter 3 A multimodal and translanguaging approach to video-mediated interaction in Virtual English as a lingua franca contexts by Maria Grazia Sindoni Part 2: Creativity in VELF Chapter 4 Virtual Singlish as a Lingua Franca: Translingual Entrepreneurship Through Poetry by Eunice Lim Ci Lim and Suresh Canagarajah Chapter 5 Exploring creativity and competence in online discussion forums using Virtual English as a lingua franca by Zhichang Xu Chapter 6 ""I’m so jealous"": A Corpus-pragmatic Analysis of Compliments and Praise in Virtual English as a Lingua Franca (VELF) by Boudjemaa Dendenne Part 3: Teaching experiences and Teacher training through/with VELF Chapter 7 Exploring the impact of virtual exchange in Virtual English as a lingua franca (VELF): Views on self-efficacy and motivation by Anna Nicolaou and Ana Sevilla-Pavón Chapter 8 Designing Synchronous Online Learning Experiences with Social Media as Semiotic Technologies by Fei Victor Lim Chapter 9 VELF in pre-service teacher education: Insights from Brazilian ELT by Eduardo H. Diniz de Figueiredo, Lucielen Porfirio and Sávio Siqueira Conclusions: Virtual English as a lingua franca: Taking stock of the lessons learned and looking ahead by Rino Bosso and Inmaculada Pineda List of contributors Advisory board Index"

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This compelling volume presents pioneering work into Virtual English as a Lingua Franca and provides significant insights into discourse, practice, and implications of VELF for ELT professionals in the fast-moving and interconnected world in the digital age. It is a welcome collection that explores ELF practice constructed amid spatial repertoires in virtual communities. It is an enjoyable read with theory-based analyses of fascinating data, which offer rich resources for teachers and students who look for timely inspiration to make ELT classrooms and learning activities more engaging! - Ying Wang, University of Southampton

"""This compelling volume presents pioneering work into Virtual English as a Lingua Franca and provides significant insights into discourse, practice, and implications of VELF for ELT professionals in the fast-moving and interconnected world in the digital age. It is a welcome collection that explores ELF practice constructed amid spatial repertoires in virtual communities. It is an enjoyable read with theory-based analyses of fascinating data, which offer rich resources for teachers and students who look for timely inspiration to make ELT classrooms and learning activities more engaging!""- Ying Wang, University of Southampton"

Author Information

Inmaculada Pineda is Assistant Professor at the University of Málaga (Spain). Applying ELF research implications into Teacher Training and ELT, she has published on multimedia resources in Teacher Education from an ELF perspective; pre-service teachers’ metalinguistic attitudes; ELF Pedagogy and CLIL/EMI training programs. Her current research interests focus on ELF Pedagogy and teacher training, VELF, and Transmodality and Translanguaging. Rino Bosso is an independent researcher with a keen interest in intercultural pragmatics and online communication. He has worked as a research fellow and lecturer in English for Specific Purposes at the University of Cagliari, Italy, and has recently completed a PhD on VELF communication at the University of Vienna, Austria. His most recent publications focus on the longitudinal investigation of informal learning processes enacted through naturally-occurring VELF exchanges.

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