1st Edition
ICT and Language Learning: a European Perspective
186 Pages
by
CRC Press
186 Pages
by
CRC Press
A discussion of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and language learning, aimed at researchers and practitioners in the field. It deals with developments in Europe, with the majority of the chapters focusing on the results of collaborative international projects.
Introduction 1 New technologies and language learning: A suitable subject for research? 2 Learner autonomy and the challenge of tandem language learning via the Internet 3 Learner autonomy, self-instruction and new technologies in language learning: Current theory and practice in higher education in Europe 4 Criteria for the evaluation of Authoring Tools in language education 5 DISSEMINATE or not? Should we pursue a new direction: Looking for the third way in CALL development? 6 CALL material structure and learner competence 7 From gap-filling to filling the gap: A re-assessment of Natural Language Processing in CALL 8 Human Language Technologies in Computer-Assisted Language Learning 9 Learning out of control: Some thoughts on the World Wide Web in learning and teaching foreign languages 10 Concordances in the classroom: The evidence of the data 11 ReLaTe: A case study in videoconferencing for language teaching.
Biography
Angela Chambers, University of Limerick, IE. Graham Davies, Thames Valley University, UK.
