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ELT Journal 2006 60(3):233-241; doi:10.1093/elt/ccl003
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press; all rights reserved.

Computer-mediated communication in ESL teacher education

Alan Hirvela

Alan Hirvela teaches in the Foreign and Second Language Education Program at Ohio State University in the United States. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Stirling and taught previously at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His principal research interests are the development of L2 academic literacy skills and the use of literature in L2 writing instruction

Email: hirvela.1{at}osu.edu

This article looks at the use of computer-mediated communication in an ESL teacher education course. A course listserv was established so as to facilitate increased interaction between students on the premise that community building and student collaboration in the construction of knowledge and understanding play important roles in the training of language teachers. The article explores how opportunities for professional growth were enhanced through a process of electronically negotiated understanding as students shared topics of interest and posted comments on those topics.


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