Off-task space, autotelism and unveiling of the self on a distance language learning forum

Joséphine Rémon (1)

1 ICAR - Interactions, Corpus, Apprentissages, Représentations

We document, from a qualitative point of view, an off-task space in a distanceEnglish as a foreign language collaborative practice on a forum. In thelight of previous research linking social presence, learning and unveiling ofthe self, we analyze the contributions in this non-pedagogical space fromthe point of view of socio-affective indicators. It appears that this space canplay the role of a foster-group in case of a dysfunctional work-group. It is anadditional opportunity for risk-taking. Along with personal implication andrisk-taking, it also seems to allow autotelic threads to take place.

Keywords: online small-talk; social presence; distance learning; autotelism; off-task

Domains: Linguistics; Education

Joséphine Rémon. Off-task space, autotelism and unveiling of the self on a distance language learning forum. Qwerty: Open and Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology, Culture and Education, 2017, 12 (1), pp.12-38. ⟨hal-01501595v2⟩