1. Practices and Strategies of Self-Initiated Language Learning in an Online Social Network Discussion Forum: A Descriptive Case Study Open Access Author: Hsieh, Hsiu-wei Title: Practices and Strategies of Self-Initiated Language Learning in an Online Social Network Discussion Forum: A Descriptive Case Study Graduate Program: Instructional Systems Keywords: self-initiated learningonline social networklanguage discussion forumaffinity spaceknowledge buildinglearning strategy File: Download 20121115DissertationFINAL_HsiuweiHSIEH.pdf Committee Members: Dr Susan M Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorPriya Sharma, Committee MemberEdgar Paul Yoder, Committee MemberWei Chen, Committee Member