Computer Assisted Language Learning : Context and Conceptualization Provides a comprehensive overview of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Cites numerous published works and an international survey among CALL practitioners, and examines the relationship between CALL's theory and application. The book also describes how the computer is conceptualized as both tutor and tool, and discusses the implications for computer programming, language teaching, and learning. By Michael Levy - (OUP)   Order Now > Book     Technology-Enhanced Language Learning An interesting look at the issues surrounding the use of technology in the language classroom. Topics include: ‘Taking Control of Multimedia’, ‘How Technology can help in Teaching Listening’; ‘Technology for Improving Speaking & Writing’, ‘Hypermedia Technology for Teaching Reading’ and ‘Learning Language and Culture with Internet Technologies’. By Michael D. Bush (Editor), Robert M. Terry (Editor) - (NTC Publishing Group)   Order Now > Book       Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies A thought-provoking series of essays which explore the challenging, at times contradictory – often daunting – arrival of technology in the classroom. By Gail E. Hawisher (Editor), Cynthia L. Selfe (Editor) - (Utah State University Press)   Order Now > Book     Learning Computers, Speaking English : Cooperative Activities for Learning English and Basic Word-Processing “This innovative course combines language learning with training in basic computer skills and word processing appropriate for most versions of Microsoft Word (Windows 95 and later). Its illustrated, easy-to-read computer instructions make it very accessible to high beginner ESL students. The 8 units include Learning About the Mouse, Desktop, and The Future Tense; Learning the Keyboard and Gerunds/Infinitives; Learning About Windows and the Past Tense; Learning the File Menu and the Present Perfect; and Learning the Format Menu and the Passive. Most activities are communicative and designed for students to work in pairs. There are also speaking, listening, pronunciation, and writing tasks. Each unit ends with a dialogue between students who regularly practice in the computer lab. The characters find themselves discussing provocative topics such as bringing up children in a new country and balancing work and study. The book is available with an optional disk that includes activities, projects, and letter templates that students can apply to what they have learned.” (Uni Michigan Press) By Steve Quann, Diana Satin - (Univ of Michigan Pr)   Order Now > Book       Technology and Literacy in the Twenty-First Century : The Importance of Paying Attention A thought-provoking critique of existing policy and practice in terms of technology in literacy, combined with a call for educators to sit up and take note. The book explores the complex linkage between technology and literacy that has come to characterize American culture and its public educational system. Will make teachers of English and composition increasingly aware of the new literacy agenda and suggests how they might act positively to influence the shape and future direction of American Education, both in the classroom and in the community. By Cynthia L. Selfe, Hugh Burns (Introduction) - (Southern Illinois Univ Pr )   Order Now > Book       Network-based Language Teaching: Concepts and Practice Provides a critical collection of recent research on online communication for second language learning, including uses of email, real-time writing and the World Wide Web. It analyses the theories underlying computer-assisted learning, explores the contexts that affect network-based teaching and looks at the linguistic nature of computer-mediated interaction in both textual and multimedia environments. An important book. By Mark Warschauer and Richard Kern - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition       Computer Applications in Second Language Acquisition A highly informed look at the use of computer applications in second language acquisition. Includes a comprehensive review – from an Applied Linguistics perspective – of computer-assisted second language learning, computer-assisted second language assessment, and computer-assisted second language research. By Leo Jones - (CUP)   Order Now > Book       Teaching & Researching Computer-Assisted Language Learning This book provides teachers and researchers with a better understanding of CALL. It outlines clear instructions for conducting research projects in CALL, presents many resources in the form of contacts, websites and free software references, and also includes a glossary of terms related to CALL. By Ken Beatty - (Longman)   Order Now > Book     Back to Bookstore