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Digital Social Reading and Second Language Learning and Teaching
Edited by Joshua J. Thoms and Kristen Michelson
[AILA Applied Linguistics Series 21] 2024
► pp. 179–192

Chapter 8
Conclusion

Insights for research and praxis around DSR

| Texas Tech University
In this chapter, I present an overview of where we currently sit with respect to research in digital social reading (DSR) in L2 contexts by providing a critical synthesis of the findings and implications of the chapters in this collection and making a case for future research areas around DSR. Next, I offer an overview of technical and pedagogical considerations practitioners might wish to make when selecting a DAT for integrating DSR activities into L2 teaching and learning. Technical issues such as cost and accessibility, privacy and visibility, text types supported, and user experience are discussed, followed by pedagogical considerations for optimally matching texts, tools, and techniques. Finally, I showcase several methods and techniques from multiliteracies pedagogies, demonstrating their compatibility with DSR.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • The affordances of DSR: Amplifier of social relations and learner behaviors
  • Future research directions
  • Overview of texts, tasks, and tools
  • Designs and considerations for implementing DSR
  • Technical considerations: Important questions to ask when selecting a DAT
    • Cost and accessibility
    • Privacy and visibility
    • Supported text types
    • User experience
  • Pedagogical considerations
  • Multiliteracies as method
  • Multiliteracies as techniques
    • Connecting with text
    • Text annotation strategy
    • Reciprocal teaching
  • Conclusion
  • References
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