1. EL APRENDIZAJE DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS Y
LAS TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACION
Aprendizaje de próxima generación
Capítulo 6:
El Chat
Características y Usos De
Ana María Armendáriz
Carolina Ruiz Montani
El Aprendizaje de Lenguas Extranjeras y las Teconologías de la Información
Aprendizaje de próxima generación

2. INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Oral 3. Written 4. Live 5. Identity 6. Uses
7. Participation
8. Speed
9. Brief exchanges
10. Turns
11. Chat Language
12. Courtesy
13. Foreign Language Learning
Reflections
Transfer to the English Class
INDEX

3. 1. INTRODUCTION
Online chat is a text-based virtual communication. It may be:
a. a one to one chat
b. a group chat
(as the one used in virtual university campus,
or virtual learning environments, for delivering virtual
classes)
c. a chat with an irrestrictive number of participants
(as in MSM or ICQ)
It is also known as synchronous conferencing. This term is
used in computer-mediated communication, collaboration and learning, to describe online chat technologies. Online chat is said to be synchronous because it takes place live, in real-time.
The expression online chat comes from the word chat which means informal conversation.

4. 2. ORAL To the text-base chat, it may be added a michrophone and
headphones or loudspeakers, to hold a synchronous voice
conversation.
It can also be added a webcam to transmit
synchronous images, snapshots or photos from
files.
Nevertheless, the predominant form is written.
2. ORAL

5. 3. WRITTEN CHAT
Similar to oral language, clear, direct, instantaneous, include
reactive and non-verbal elements such as courtesy.
3. WRITTEN CHAT

6. 4. LIVE Online chat differs from other CMC (Computer-mediated
communication) forms, such as the forum or , in that it
occurs in real-time, that is, people communicate synchronically.
4. LIVE

7. 5. IDENTITY
Participants may use their real names or may use nicknames in
order not to reveal their identity.
5. IDENTITY

8. On line chat is used in professional, social and educational
6. USES
On line chat is used in professional, social and educational
settings.
6. USES

9. 7. PARTICIPATION The users may be: a. Active:
they participate on the chat through talking
b Passive:
they participate on the chat just listening
7. PARTICIPATION

10. On line chat communication is essentially fast.
8. SPEED
On line chat communication is essentially fast.
8. SPEED
8. SPEED

11. On line chat messages are short, having an average length
9. BRIEF EXCHANGES
On line chat messages are short, having an average length
ranging from one to four lines.
9. BRIEF EXCHANGES

12. TURNS
Participants have to take turns to participate on online chat.
This is part of the internet protocol called netiquette (=short for
network etiquette, the code of conduct regarding acceptable online
behavior).
TURNS

13. 11. CHAT LANGUAGE
Each chat group develops its own slang. But as communication via chat is
very fast, it is common the use of:
a. Acronyms: such as
ASAP: as soon as possible
LOL: laugh out loud
IC: I see
b. Symbols: such as
: Exhausted, Wiped Out :( Frown
:-O -- Mouth Open (Surprised)

14. 12. Courtesy
In chat communities there are rules of common courtesy to all its
members.
In some cases, these rules are clearly stated in the terms and
conditions of use of chat, as in the case of interactive virtual
learning environments.
Sometimes those rules are transferred from the conventions of
respect and good manners that exist in oral language.
This internet protocol is called netiquette.

15. 13. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
On line chat can be used on virtual classes for foreign
language learning, moderated by a teacher via e-
moderating.

16. REFLECTIONS
Due to speedy writing, there is high tolerance to spelling mistakes.
Digital language is not printed, thus it is dynamic, flexible and
highly malleable.
The globalization of information and virtual communications
contribute to language dynamics, bringing about changes in
it.
On line chat has the following benefits:
a. synchronic communication
b. irrestricted number of participants
c. ilimited distance communication
d. virtual classes e-moderated by teachers beyond classroom
boundaries
REFLECTIONS

17. 15. TRANSFER TO THE ENGLISH CLASS
On line chat can be used in the English class by students for
doing a collaborative project. For intance, we can use it for doing
our graded task, in order to organize the work, to interchange
information, to take decisions as to how to creat the webpage on
resources for the English class.
TRANSFER TO THE ENGLISH CLASS