Constructing identities in online communities of practice - A case study of online learning (Paperback, New edition)

This book is located at the interface of online learning within a context of English language studies and academic literacy and is underpinned, from a critical theoretical perspective, by an understanding of the implications of the digital divide for developing countries worldwide. The work is an exploration of online learning in an undergraduate English language and academic literacy classroom at a university in South Africa, and theorises the need for technology in developing countries as a means of social inclusion. The aim is to explore the extent to which communities of practice are enabled in an online environment, among English non-mother tongue speakers from technologically under-resourced backgrounds. This study examines the extent to which the students participate, negotiate meaning, and construct identities in online spaces. From a sociocultural perspective this book locates learning as a form of interaction and co-participation, and argues that learning occurs within specific contexts, hence the focus on how individuals become members of 'communities of practice'.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	June 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Leila Kajee
Dimensions:	150 x 220 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	267
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-911105-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Colleges of further education Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-911105-1
Barcode:	9783039111053

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