LLT Vol8Num3: SECOND LANGUAGE SOCIALIZATION IN A BILINGUAL CHAT ROOM: GLOBAL AND LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS

This article, from the Language Learning and Technolgy journal, is a fascinating qualitative study that discusses the usage patterns of bilingual Cantonese/American students in a Hong Kong chat room, and the ways in which they use this chat room as a "safe place" to practice and to learn more English. I found it fascinating! LLT Vol8Num3: SECOND LANGUAGE SOCIALIZATION IN A BILINGUAL CHAT ROOM: GLOBAL AND LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS