The Internet as a glocal discourse environment; a commentary on "Second Language Socialization in a Bilingual Chat Room" by Wan Shun Eva Lam and "Second Language Cyberhetoric: a study of Chinese L2 Writers in an Online Usenet Group".

ABSTRACT

The Internet as a worldwide literacy practice environment has created a of recent origin situation in communication, providing a fresh dynamic field for research. upon the basis of the sum of two units articles under discussion, this commentary make knowns three main aspects of the Internet: as an informal learning environment for English as a second/foreign language; as a discursive space where identities are formed and social relationships are negotiated; and, as a space where the intermingling of the global and the local gives rise to hybrid language varieties. Taking into account that electronic environments are not neutral literacy practice environments on the other hand are involved in ...