New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms

by Fotos, Sandra; Browne, Charles M.

• ISBN13: 9781410610775
• ISBN10: 1410610772
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-07-22
• Publisher: LEA, Inc.

Summary

This practical handbook is designed to help language teachers, teacher trainers, and students learn more about their options for using computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and develop an understanding of the theory and research supporting these opt

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to CALL

The Development of CALL and Current Options

Technological Change and the Future of CALL

The New Language Centers and the Role of Technology: New Mandates, New Horizons

Perspectives on Classroom CALL

Learner Training for Effective Use of CALL

Electronic Media in Second Language Writing: An Overview of Tools and Research Findings

Teaching Second and Foreign Language Writing on LANs

Writing as Talking: E-Mail Exchange for Promoting Proficiency and Motivation in the Foreign Language Classroom

Teaching WELL and Loving IT

Creating Course-Specific CD-ROMs for Interactive Language Learning

Implementing CALL in Institutional Settings

Setting up and Maintaining a CALL Laboratory

Implementing Multimedia in a University EFL Program: A Case Study in CALL

A Collaborative Model for Online Instruction in the Teaching of Language and Culture

Evaluating CALL

Toward a Theory of E/Valuation for Second Language Learning Media

Evaluation of ESL/EFL Instructional Web Sites

Conclusion

The Language Teacher in the 21st Century

Appendix: List of Web Sites

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