Telecollaboration 2.0: Language, Literacies and Intercultural Learning in the 21st Century.

This volume brings together selected papers by international experts on computer-mediated communication and language teaching given at the EUROCALL CMC Special Interest Group conference which was held at the University of Padova in 2008, and contributions specifically commissioned from experts in the field such as Steve Thorne, M-N Lamy and Robin Goodfellow. It is subdivided into four sections: New Trends and Environments in Telecollaboration; Language Learner 2.0: New Skills and Competences; Language Educator 2.0: New Skills and Competences; Case Studies, with examples spanning South America, Australia, US, Japan, Middle East and Europe. The book, which is the first in the new series dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of telecollaboration in education has had positive reviews in international journals such as Journal of Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/issues/february2011/review1.pdf, the International Review of Open and Distance Learning http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1156/2037 and the Linguist list http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2830.htm