User-centered computer aided language learning / Panayiotis Zaphiris, Giorgos Zacharia, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zaphiris, Panayiotis.

Zacharia, Giorgos.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Computer-assisted instruction.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

x, 335 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Pub., [2006]

Summary:

"This book discusses the basis of a broad framework for the development and management of Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) environments, covering domains as diverse as education, information systems, psychology, sociology, linguistics, artificial intelligence and e-learning"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Theory and Analysis

Chapter I Developing Enjoyable Second Language Learning Software Tools: A Computer Game Paradigm / Chee Siang Ang, Panayiotis Zaphiris 1

Chapter II Culture-Based Language Learning Objects: A CALL Approach for a Ubiquitous World / Niki Lambropoulos, Martha Christopoulou, Kosmas Vlachos 22

Chapter III Situated Task Analysis in Learner-Centred CALL / Roderick A. Farmer 44

Section II Design

Chapter IV 'Ears before Eyes': Expanding Tutors' Interaction Skills beyond Physical Presence in Audio-Graphic Collaborative Virtual Learning Environments / Beatriz de los Arcos, Inmaculada Arnedillo Sanchez 74

Chapter V A Student-Centered Online Writing Course / Caroline Coit 94

Chapter VI Learner-Centered Language Programs: Integrating Disparate Resources for Task-Based Interaction / Deryle Lonsdale, C. Ray Graham, Rebecca Madsen 116

Chapter VII LAPLI-The Language Learning Lab: A Methodological Proposal for a Hybrid Course in a Virtual Environment / Rita de Cassia Veiga Marriott, Patricia Lupion Torres 133

Chapter VIII Integrated Micro Learning During Access Delays: A New Approach to Second-Language Learning / Silvia Gstrein, Theo Hug 152

Section III Evaluation and Case Studies

Chapter IX EOI Online Ingles: A Fully Implemented and Operative Online English Language Course / Pascual Cantos Gomez, Juan Garcia Iborra 177

Chapter X Metacognition and Learners' Interactions with a Web-Based CALL Grammar Exercise / Wai Meng Chan 209

Chapter XI The Effect of a Native-Language Interface vs. a Target-Language Interface on Students' Performance / Jay Melton 234

Chapter XII Reading and Learning from Screen / Miriam Schcolnik, Sara Kol 257

Chapter XIII Evaluating Students' Perceptions of Online Counselor for Independent Language Learning / Yoko Hirata 278

Chapter XIV Language Learning and User-Centered Design: The Development of the Electronic European Language Portfolio / Charalambos Vrasidas, Elena Landone, Niki Christodoulou, Michalinos Zembylas 304.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591407508

1591407516

1591407524

OCLC:

62282047