New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805844058 ISBN 13: 9780805844054

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

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 options.

The chapters in New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms synthesize previous CALL theory and research and describe practical applications to both second and foreign language classrooms, including procedures for evaluating these applications. The implementation of CALL at the institutional level is also addressed, with attention to designing multimedia language laboratories and creating collaborative CALL-based projects between educational institutions. Although many chapters locate their descriptions of CALL activities and projects within the ESL/EFL setting, the principles and activities described are equally useful for other language settings.

The book does not require prior knowledge of CALL, computers, or software. To assist readers, a glossary of CALL terms and an appendix of CALL Web sites are provided. The book also has its own accompanying Web site (http://www.erlbaum.com/callforL2classrooms) presenting chapter abstracts, author contact information, and regularly updated links to pedagogical, research, and teacher development sites.

By integrating theoretical issues, research findings, and practical guidelines on different aspects of CALL, this book offers teachers multiple levels of resources for their own professional development, for needs-based creation of specific CALL activities, for curriculum design, and for implementation of institutional and inter-institutional CALL projects.

About this title

Review:

"This volume is a succinct and well-rounded introduction to CALL that should allow a broad range of readers interested in the role of technology in L2 education to become familiar with both the theoretical background and practical applications of CALL." – Carsten Wilmes, UP 39.1-2 (Fall 2006)

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0805844058
• ISBN 13: 9780805844054
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Fotos Sandra