Using IT in the Language Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Students in Asia, Third Edition - Softcover

Towndrow, Phillip A.; Vallance, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131275364 ISBN 13: 9780131275362

Publisher: Longman

Synopsis

Knowing why Information Technology (IT) is useful is a key element in knowing how to use it effectively. How, then, can technology be used in an informed way?

This is an introductory text for teachers, students and academics who need to understand and justify their roles in IT-rich language learning contexts. It aims to develop an awareness of the potential benefits and shortcomings associated with the use of IT in the design, production and implementation of language learning tasks and lessons. Key discussion areas include computer assisted language learning, digital literacy, IT and educational policy-making, digital scepticism, language testing and assessment, IT and the study of literature and using computers with young learners.

About this title

About the Author

Phillip A. Towndrow read for an Honours degree in Philosophy in the late 1970s, and then began his career as an English language teacher in Bilbao, Spain. He moved to the Gulf in 1993, where he helped design, develop and manage a large computer assisted language learning programme. After obtaining a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics (TESOL), he moved to Singapore and taught communication skills. Phillip is now a teacher educator and researcher and holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Durham, United Kingdom. His thesis was completed under the supervision of Professor David Galloway in the area of motivational responses in on-line learners. Phillip's research and writing interests are in the fields of learning task design, digital literacies and the use of information and communication technology in education.

E-mail: philliptowndrow@mac.com

Michael Vallance graduated with Honours in 1984 and taught engineering science and technical report writing at tertiary level in the UK until 1988. His passion for synthesising technology and communication skills brought him to Asia where he spent seven years in Japan, one year in Malaysia and is currently in his fifth year in Singapore. As a qualified educator with a PGCE and DTEFLA, he has taught engineers, business students, university undergraduates and post-graduate students. He has also trained teachers in Italy, Japan and Singapore. He gained his combined Masters in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) & TESOL in 1996 under the guidance of John Higgins. He is currently researching the impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information Technology integration.

E-mail: mvallance@mac.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131275364
• ISBN 13: 9780131275362
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 368