ERIC Number: EJ986197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Literacy Engagement through Online and Offline Communities outside School: English Language Learners' Development as Readers and Writers
Li, Guofang
Theory Into Practice, v51 n4 p312-318 2012
How do second-language learners become successful readers and writers? This article examines the importance of social networks to English language learners' reading and writing development. It describes different family, peer, and virtual social networks that ELLs can utilize to engage in online and offline reading and writing (especially related to youth popular culture, such as fan fiction) outside school. The article highlights the importance of fostering a participatory culture in classrooms and schools to help ELLs form communities of learners and supporters and facilitate their second-language literacy development. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Popular Culture, Second Language Learning, Social Networks, English Language Learners, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Program Descriptions, Social Support Groups, Communities of Practice, Language Acquisition, Reading Achievement, Writing Achievement, Learning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Writing Strategies, Learner Engagement, Literacy
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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