Engaging language learners through CALL : from theory and research to informed practice / edited by Nike Arnold and Lara Ducate.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arnold, Nike, editor.

Ducate, Lara, editor.

Series:

Advances in CALL Research and Practice Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition--Computer-assisted instruction.

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Engaging language learners through CALL

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Engaging Language Learners through CALL provides an updated overview of the field of computer-assisted language learning beginning with one chapter on the intersection of second language acquisition (SLA) research and CALL and another on online and hybrid language courses. The next eight chapters focus on the use of CALL for specific language skills or other learning goals and the volume concludes with a discussion of ways to evaluate courseware and apps. Each chapter contains preview questions, an overview of the most relevant and recent research, implications for teaching, assessment options, questions for reflection, case studies, and ideas for action research.While the fundamental lens for this volume is informed practice based on key theories and research, there are several themes that run throughout the chapters, including how technology creates unique learning opportunities and its ability to overcome constraints of time, space, and interlocutors, how CALL can facilitate the integration of applications originally developed for other purposes, and the high level of autonomous and student-centered activities that CALL provides. As these themes demonstrate, CALL provides an array of affordances and sometimes, challenges. It is our hope that this volume will continue to support readers in implementing a research-based CALL pedagogy and updating their practices as technology and research findings develop"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The theories and practices of SLA in CALL / Bonnie Youngs

Normalizing online learning: adapting to a changing world of language teaching / Senta Goertler

Culture and CALL / Sarah Guth & Francesca Helm

Technology-enhanced listening: how does it look and what can we expect? / Maribel Montero Perez

CALL and L2 reaching: current research and application / Alan Taylor

Digital literacies as emergent multifarious repertoires / Jonathon Reinhardt & Steven Thorne

Writing between the lines: acquiring writing skills and digital literacies through social tools / Ana Oskoz & Idoia Elola

Interpersonal communication in intracultural CMC / Zsuzsana Abrams

Targeting pronunciation (and perception) with technology / Mary Grantham O'Brien

Communities: exploring digital games and social networking / Julie Sykes, Christopher L. Holden, Stephanie W.P. Knight

Evaluation of courseware/tutorial apps and online resource websites / Philip Hubbard.

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ISBN:

9781487568252

1487568258

9781781798294 (electronic book)

178179829X

OCLC:

1492340786