New technologies are constantly transforming traditional notions of language use and literacy in online communication environments. This volume is suitable for researchers, teachers, and students interested in exploring electronic discourse and new literacies in language learning and teaching.

1. About the contributors; 2. Introduction: Analyzing and exploring electronic discourse (by Abraham, Lee B.); 3. Part I. New literacies; 4. English in cyberspace: Negotiating digital literacies in a climate of educational accountability (by Lotherington, Heather); 5. Navigating and interpreting hypertext in French: New literacies and new challenges (by Williams, Lawrence); 6. Web-based translation for promoting language awareness: Evidence from Spanish (by Abraham, Lee B.); 7. Part II. Chat; 8. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments (by Sotillo, Susana M.); 9. Teaching language variation in French through authentic chat discourse (by Compernolle, Remi A. van); 10. Exploring native and nonnative interactive discourse in text-based chat beyond classroom settings (by Lee, Lina); 11. Part III. Podcasts; 12. Podcasts and second language learning: Promoting listening comprehension and intercultural competence (by McBride, Kara); 13. Discourse analysis of podcasts in French: Implications for foreign language listening development (by Guikema, Janel Pettes); 14. Part IV. Blogs; 15. Interactional and discursive features of English-language weblogs for language learning and teaching (by Compernolle, Remi A. van); 16. Second-person pronoun use in French-language blogs: Developing L2 sociopragmatic competence (by Douglass, Kate); 17. Blogs in Spanish beyond the classroom: Sociocultural opportunities for second language development (by Negueruela-Azarola, Eduardo); 18. Part V. Discussion forums; 19. Linguistic and social dimensions of French-language discussion forums (by Blattner, Geraldine); 20. The discussion forum as a locus for developing L2 pragmatic awareness (by Whitworth, Kathleen Farrell); 21. The discussion forum as a component of a technology-enhanced Integrated Performance Assessment (by Abraham, Lee B.); 22. Index