<BODY><P>TESOL publishes a journal, Essential Teacher, that contains a section called "Communities of Practice." The articles feature a variety of topics such as classroom practices, in-service reports, and assessment issues. It's also published on-line. Go to <A href="http://www.tesol.org/,">www.tesol.org/,</A> where you will find the link at the bottom of the home page. Some searching my lead to why this term is used as a section head of the journal. </P>
<P>Freddie</P>
<P>Freddie Bowles <BR>fbowles@uark.edu<BR><BR></P>
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<P></P><B>From</B>: Susan Metheny <natemaol@earthlink.net>
<P></P><B>Date</B>: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 1:24 am
<P></P><B>Subject</B>: [EDLING:1155] Re: [Fwd: Transnational communities of practice]
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<P></P>> I used an article for a paper that gave a good basic background of <BR>> Communities of Interest and Communities of Practice (I believe) <BR>> and here <BR>> is the name of that article: <BR>> <BR>> Arias, E.G., Fischer, G. (2000), "Boundary objects: their role in <BR>> articulating the task at hand and making information relevant to it", <BR>> /International ICSC Symposium on Interactive and Collaborative <BR>> Computing/, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, pp.1-8. <BR>> <BR>> It deals with collaborative work and the tools people use to <BR>> communicatewith each other on teams when they are working in a <BR>> community of <BR>> interest or a community of practice. <BR>> <BR>> Susan Metheny <BR>> dojinwei@gse.upenn.edu wrote: <BR>> <BR>> >Hi, <BR>> > <BR>> >You can check with Prof. Amy Tsui of Hong Kong University <BR>> Institute of <BR>
> >Education. I just heard that she is doing research on "community <BR>> of practice". <BR>> >I'm also interested in that. If you have found something, share <BR>> with me. Thanks. <BR>> > <BR>> >Jinwei Dong <BR>> >dojinwei@gse.upenn.edu <BR>> > <BR>> >?? John Williams <fjwilliams@portables1.ngfl.gov.uk>: <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >>I think the term was used first by Fishman in <BR>> >> <BR>> >>Language and Ethnicity. In H. Giles (Ed) Language,ethnicity and <BR>> inter-group <BR>> >>relations. London: Academic. <BR>> >> <BR>> >>Sincerely, <BR>> >>John Williams <BR>> >>UK <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >>----- Original Message ----- <BR>> >>From: "Tamara Warhol" <warholt@dolphin.upenn.edu> <BR>> >>To: <edling@ccat.sas.upenn.edu> <BR>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:03 PM <BR>> >>Subject: [EDLING:1140] [Fwd: Transnational communities of practice] <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >>>The question below came over the GALA listserv and it struck me <BR>> as I <BR>> >>>have recently heard various people discuss this idea. Does <BR>> anyone have <BR>> >>>an answer? -Tamara <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>Hello, <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>I find now and then this concept, applying the notion of <BR>> "community of <BR>> >>>practice" to transnational practices and identities; but I am <BR>> curious to <BR>> >>>know how the phrase emerged. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>Anyone knows a first/early source of this idea of communities of <BR>> >>>practice from a transnational perspective? <BR>
> >>> <BR>> >>>Best, <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>Joan Pujolar <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >---------------------------------------------------------------- <BR>> >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Susan Metheny <BR>> Ph.D. Student in Educational Linguistics <BR>> Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies <BR>> University of New Mexico <BR>> Albuquerque, NM 87131 <BR>> <BR>> "From the cowardice that dare not face new truths, <BR>> >From the laziness that is contented with half truths, <BR>> >From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, <BR>> Good Lord, deliver me." <BR>> -- Prayer from Kenya <BR>> <BR>
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