In:Digital Social Reading and Second Language Learning and Teaching:
Edited by Joshua J. Thoms and Kristen Michelson
[AILA Applied Linguistics Series 21] 2024
► pp. 179–192
Chapter 8Conclusion
Insights for research and praxis around DSR
Published online: 17 October 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/aals.21.08mic
https://doi.org/10.1075/aals.21.08mic
Abstract
In this chapter, I present an overview of where we
currently sit with respect to research in digital social reading (DSR) in
L2 contexts by providing a critical synthesis of the findings and
implications of the chapters in this collection and making a case
for future research areas around DSR. Next, I offer an overview of
technical and pedagogical considerations practitioners might wish to
make when selecting a DAT for integrating DSR activities into L2
teaching and learning. Technical issues such as cost and
accessibility, privacy and visibility, text types supported, and
user experience are discussed, followed by pedagogical
considerations for optimally matching texts, tools, and techniques.
Finally, I showcase several methods and techniques from
multiliteracies pedagogies, demonstrating their compatibility with
DSR.
Article outline
- Introduction
- The affordances of DSR: Amplifier of social relations and learner behaviors
- Future research directions
- Overview of texts, tasks, and tools
- Designs and considerations for implementing DSR
- Technical considerations: Important questions to ask when
selecting a DAT
- Cost and accessibility
- Privacy and visibility
- Supported text types
- User experience
- Pedagogical considerations
- Multiliteracies as method
- Multiliteracies as techniques
- Connecting with text
- Text annotation strategy
- Reciprocal teaching
- Conclusion
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