Lee B. Abraham

List of John Benjamins publications in which Lee B. Abraham is involved.

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Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching

Edited by Lee B. Abraham and Lawrence Williams

New technologies are constantly transforming traditional notions of language use and literacy in online communication environments. While previous research has provided a foundation for understanding the use of new technologies in instructed second language environments, few studies have… read more

[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 25] 2009. x, 346 pp.

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Abraham, Lee B. 2009 Web-based translation for promoting language awareness: Evidence from Spanish Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching, Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams (eds.), pp. 65–84 | Article

This chapter reports on a study that explored how students in a Spanish conversation course worked collaboratively to evaluate sentences translated from English to Spanish by a Web translation site. An analysis of language-related episodes (Swain & Lapkin, 1998) indicated that learners’ offline… read more

Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams 2009 The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching, Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams (eds.), pp. 319–344 | Article

This chapter explores the use of online discussion forums as a component of an Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) (Adair-Hauck, Glisan, Koda, Swender, & Sandrock, 2006; Glisan, Uribe, & Adair-Hauck, 2007) within a (foreign) language curriculum. First, we examine the linguistic, discursive, and… read more

Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams 2009 Introduction: Analyzing and exploring electronic discourse Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching, Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Article

Compernolle, Rémi A. van and Lee B. Abraham 2009 Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching Electronic Discourse in Language Learning and Language Teaching, Abraham, Lee B. and Lawrence Williams (eds.), pp. 193–212 | Article

This chapter provides an overview of the nature of authentic (i.e., non-educational) weblogs (blogs) and offers a number a recommendations for using blogs in the English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) curriculum to promote second language literacy. Our discussion centers around blog-writing… read more