Creating and sustaining virtual language communities

• Published in: Foreign language annals Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 306 - 313
• Main Author: Lomicka, Lara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria Wiley-Blackwell 01.06.2020; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Subjects: Communities of Practice; Computer Simulation; connectiveness; COVID-19; Disease Control; Disease Incidence; Educational Environment; Electronic Learning; Language Teachers; Learner Engagement; Learning Processes; Online Courses; online learning; Pandemics; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; social presence; Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Methods; Trust (Psychology); Virtual Classrooms; virtual communities; virtual presence

During Covid‐19, educators have been forced to quickly and creatively rethink teaching practices and the education of future generations. Community is a key consideration in reconceptualizing how the traditional classroom might function successfully in an online space. How does the virtual community...