About the Book:List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Note on Quotations From Internet Forums Introduction PART I: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ONLINE Culture and Online Communication Debate or Conversation? French and British Public Internet Discussion Plus a change…: Are Online Cultural Differences Fading Over Time? PART II: LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND INTERCULTURAL INTERNET DISCUSSION Public Discussion Forums as a Tool for Language Learning A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Learners’ Participation Strategies Face Off: Identity in Online Debate Towards Intercultural Discussion: Getting off on the Right Foot(Ing) Case Study: Using Public Internet Forums to Develop French Argumentation Skills Forums for Learning: Language, Culture and Identity Notes References Internet Forums and Other Websites Cited Index