Acquisition of L2 Japanese geminates: training with waveform
displays.(programmed instructions)(Report)
INTRODUCTION
The duration of vowels and consonants is a contrastive feature in
Japanese unlike English. In Japanese, singleton consonants contrast with
their longer geminate counterparts, which . . .
Michigan State University Center for Language Education and
Research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of
foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials
development, professional development training, and foreign . . .
Computer-mediated corrective feedback and the development of L2
grammar.(second language)(Report)
INTRODUCTION
A growing body of research has begun to illuminate an emerging
relationship between types of corrective feedback and second language
learning in face-to-face interaction (e.g., Ammar . . .
Review of Blended Learning: Using technology in and beyond the
language classroom.(Book review)
Blended Learning: Using technology in and
beyond the language classroom
Pete Sharma & Barney Barrett
2007
ISBN 978-0-230-02083-2
US $ 23.96 (paperback)
160 pp.
Macmillan Publishers . . .
Michigan State University Center for Language Education and
Research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of
foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials
development, professional development training, and foreign . . .
Multimedia glosses and their effect on L2 text comprehension and
vocabulary learning.(Report)
INTRODUCTION
During the past twenty years, a considerable number of studies have
investigated the effectiveness of marginal glosses under different
premises (Bowles, 2004; Chun & Plass, 1996; . . .
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING
ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit
organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of
languages, identifies and solves problems related to language . . .
From the editors.(Editorial)
We are pleased to present Volume 13, Number 2 of Language Learning
& Technology, a regular issue of our journal. We hope that your
2008-2009 school year is coming to a successful conclusion, and . . .
Textual, genre and social features of spoken grammar: a
corpus-based approach.
INTRODUCTION
As in any other communicative situation, in English for Academic
Purposes (EAP) contexts learners need to know what to say and how to say
things with words--to echo Austin's (1962) . . .
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING
ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit
organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of
languages, identifies and solves problems related to language . . .
Learner use of holistic language units in multimodal, task-based
synchronous computer-mediated communication.(Report)
INTRODUCTION
A significant amount of second language acquisition (SLA) research
has sought to understand whether and how students acquire a second
language in computer-mediated interactions (Belz . . .
Tips for Teaching with CALL: Practical Approaches to
Computer-Assisted Language Learning [with CD].
Tips for Teaching with CALL: Practical Approaches to
Computer-Assisted Language Learning [with CD]
Carol A. Chapelle and Joan Jamieson
2008
ISBN 0132404281
US $52.00 (paperback)
240 pp.
. . .
Emerging technologies personal learning
environments.(Report)
Language instructors in higher education are finding that the
current generation of students is coming to campus with quite
sophisticated technology skills and habits. Many are fully . . .
The design of an online concordancing program for teaching about
reporting verbs.
INTRODUCTION
Isabel Galloway (2005) has called corpus linguistics "the most
significant development in applied linguistics in the last 25
years" (p. 333). Concordancing technology can provide . . .
Review of The Hockey Sweater CD-ROM.(Product/service
evaluation)
The Hockey Sweater CD-ROM is intended for young English language
learners ages 11 and up and adult literacy learners whose English
proficiency ranges from high beginning to advanced. The CD is . . .
Voice blog: an exploratory study of language learning.
INTRODUCTION
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) typically involves two
dimensions: time (synchronous or asynchronous) and modality (textual or
spoken) (Hubbard, 2004; Warschauer, 2001). The . . .
Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language
Learning.(Book review)
Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language
Learning
Robert J. Blake
2008
ISBN 978-1-58901-212-7US $24.95 (paperback)
189 pp.
Georgetown University Press
Washington, . . .
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center engages in research and materials development projects and
conducts workshops and conferences for language professionals among . . .
Student-initiated attention to form in wiki-based collaborative
writing.(Report)
INTRODUCTION
One obvious benefit of technology for language learning is the
creation of opportunities for students to use language in authentic
contexts. Such activities encourage students to . . .
Review of Teacher Education in Call.(Book review)
Teacher Education in CALL
Philip Hubbard & Mike Levy (Eds.)
2006
ISBN 90-272-1968-0
US $54.00 (paperback)
XI, 354 pp
John Benjamins Publishing Co.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
. . .
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