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Exploring the Blogosphere: Use of Web Logs in the Foreign Language Classroom
Author(s) -
Ducate Lara C.,
Lomicka Lara L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2005.tb02227.x
Subject(s) - blogosphere , popularity , world wide web , politics , foreign language , the internet , sociology , public relations , computer science , internet privacy , political science , pedagogy , law
The words blog, blogger, blogging , and blogosphere have entered online technological dictionaries in the last decade. Recently, these personal electronic journals have received more attention and their increased popularity has led to their regular use in many different settings including the news, the political arena, and even in education. This article offers an overview of this relatively new technological tool, which serves as a form of micropublishing, and then discusses its potential uses in language classes. Two projects integrating blogs are highlighted and the steps on how to author a blog are outlined.