ERIC Number: EJ737931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Oct
Pages: 11
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Reference Count: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Access and Affiliation: The Literacy and Composition Practices of English-Language Learners in an Online Fanfiction Community
Black, Rebecca W.
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v49 n2 p118-128 Oct 2005
Online fanfiction communities provide adolescent English-language learners (ELLs) with a forum for engaging in an array of sophisticated literacy practices. This article draws on constructs from literacy studies and second-language acquisition as conceptual bases for exploring the writing, reviewing, and social practices in an online fanfiction community. Analyses focus on how the networked structure of such sites facilitates English-language learning and promotes writing by providing ELLs with access to a broad audience of readers and multiple community writing resources. By highlighting the social and interactive nature of writing in this space, connections among language, literacy, and identity are emphasized. In conclusion, the author explores some of the possibilities that networked computer environments offer for developing authentic, interactive writing activities in the classroom.
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Evaluation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Proofreading
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