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5188
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2452

Overview

Steven L. Thorne is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on language education, with particular attention to second language acquisition, discourse, and multilingual education. Thorne's work spans multiple disciplines, including arts and humanities and computer science, reflecting a diverse approach to language studies.

The main fields of study for Thorne include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Computer Science

Within these fields, Thorne's research touches on several subfields such as:

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Their work engages with numerous topics related to language education and communication, including:

  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Digital Communication and Language

Thorne has published multiple papers, primarily in the Modern Language Journal, which is also the most frequent venue for their publications. Other venues where Thorne has contributed include Classroom Discourse, Journal of Language Identity & Education, Language Learning & Technology, and Education Sciences.

Frequent venues of publication are:

  • Modern Language Journal
  • Classroom Discourse
  • Journal of Language Identity & Education
  • Language Learning & Technology
  • Education Sciences

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Thorne include:

  • "Rewilding Language Education: Emergent Assemblages and Entangled Actions," 2021, Modern Language Journal
  • "Generative Artificial Intelligence, Co-Evolution, and Language Education," 2024, Modern Language Journal

Other notable papers in similar domains, indicating the broader context of research collaborations and themes around language and communication, include:

  • "Collaborative Mobilizations of Interbodied Communication for Cooperative Action," 2022, Modern Language Journal
  • "Language, People, Classrooms, World: Blending Disparate Theories for United Language Education Practices," 2025, Modern Language Journal
  • "Localized Globalization: Directives in Augmented Reality Game Interaction," 2021, Modern Language Journal

Thorne collaborates frequently with a group of scholars including John Hellermann, Wander Lowie, Tetyana Sydorenko, Masatoshi Sato, and Marije Michel.

Frequent coauthors are:

  • John Hellermann
  • Wander Lowie
  • Tetyana Sydorenko
  • Masatoshi Sato
  • Marije Michel

Best Publications

  • Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development

    James P. Lantolf;Steven L. Thorne

  • Artifacts and Cultures-of-use in Intercultural Communication

    Steven L. Thorne

  • Second Language Use, Socialization, and Learning in Internet Interest Communities and Online Gaming

    Steven L. Thorne;Rebecca W. Black;Julie M. Sykes

  • Foreign language learning as global communicative practice

    Claire Kramsch;Steven L. Thorne

  • Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Development

    James P. Lantolf;Steven L. Thorne;Steven L. Thorne;Matthew E. Poehner

  • Evolutionary Trajectories, Internet-Mediated Expression, and Language Education

    Steven L. Thorne;J. Scott Payne

  • "Bridging Activities," New Media Literacies, and Advanced Foreign Language Proficiency

    Steven L. Thorne;Jonathon Reinhardt

  • Internet-mediated intercultural foreign language education

    Julie A. Belz;Steven L. Thorne

  • Web 2.0, Synthetic Immersive Environments, and Mobile Resources for Language Education

    Julie M. Sykes;Ana Oskoz;Steven L. Thorne

  • LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED CONTEXTS AND COMMUNITIES

    Steven L. Thorne;Rebecca W. Black

  • Rising mean IQ: Cognitive demand of mathematics education for young children, population exposure to formal schooling, and the neurobiology of the prefrontal cortex

    Clancy Blair;David Gamson;Steven Thorne;David Baker

  • Epistemology, Politics, and Ethics in Sociocultural Theory

    Steven L. Thorne

  • The ‘Intercultural Turn’ and Language Learning in the Crucible of New Media.

    Steven Thorne

  • Transcultural communication in open internet environments and massively multiplayer online games

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  • Recall special issue: digital games for language learning: challenges and opportunities: Editorial digital games for language learning: from hype to insight?

    Frederik Cornillie;Steven l. Thorne;Piet Desmet

  • The semiotic ecology and linguistic complexity of an online game world

    Steven l. Thorne;Ingrid Fischer;Xiaofei Lu

  • Technologies, Identities, and Expressive Activity

    Steven L. Thorne;Shannon Sauro;Bryan Smith

  • Dynamic systems theory as a comprehensive theory of second language development.

    K. de Bot;W.M. Lowie;Steven Thorne;M.H. Verspoor

  • Mediating Technologies and Second Language Learning

    Steven L. Thorne

  • A Linguistics of Communicative Activity

    Steven L. Thorne;James P. Lantolf

  • ‘Community’, semiotic flows, and mediated contribution to activity

    Steven L. Thorne

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. Lantolf
James P. Lantolf Pennsylvania State University
Clancy Blair
Clancy Blair New York University
David P. Baker
David P. Baker Pennsylvania State University
Marjolijn Verspoor
Marjolijn Verspoor University of Groningen
Paul J. Eslinger
Paul J. Eslinger Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Claire Kramsch
Claire Kramsch University of California, Berkeley
Kees de Bot
Kees de Bot University of Groningen

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