Steven L. Thorne
List of John Benjamins publications in which Steven L. Thorne is involved.
2025 Chapter 10. Augmented and virtual reality for L2 learning Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Connecting research and pedagogy, Loewen, Shawn, Frederick J. Poole, Hyun-Bin Hwang and Matthew D. Coss (eds.), pp. 228–252 | Chapter
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to significantly impact the L2 classroom. Both AR and VR can be used to create immersive language learning environments, allowing learners to interact with the target language and culture in more authentic and engaging ways.… read more
2016 Engineering conditions of possibility in technology-enhanced language learning Language-Learner Computer Interactions: Theory, methodology and CALL applications, Caws, Catherine and Marie-Josée Hamel (eds.), pp. 241–246 | Article
2015 Multilingual Eurovision meets plurilingual YouTube: Linguascaping discursive ontologies Dialogue in Multilingual and Multimodal Communities, Koike, Dale and Carl S. Blyth (eds.), pp. 167–192 | Article
This research examines ‘virtual linguistic landscapes’ (Ivković and Lotherington 2009) visible in user-generated YouTube.com comment fields associated with video clips of the Eurovision Song Contest. We begin by discussing contemporary sociolinguistic approaches and terminology (e.g. multi-,… read more
2013 Chapter 10. Dynamic Systems Theory as a comprehensive theory of second language development Contemporary Approaches to Second Language Acquisition, García Mayo, María del Pilar, María Juncal Gutiérrez Mangado and María Martínez-Adrián (eds.), pp. 199–220 | Chapter
In this contribution it is argued that Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) can be seen as a comprehensive theory that can unify and make relevant a number of different ‘middle level’ theories on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) which in our view are theories that attend to different levels of granularity… read more
2008 Transcultural communication in open internet environments and massively multiplayer online games Mediating Discourse Online, Magnan Pierce, Sally (ed.), pp. 305–327 | Article