Blending Technologies into the Second Language Classroom

This book introduces an approach for making principled decisions about the use of technologies specifically in Applied Linguistics. The research is grounded in the growing area of 'blended learning' that seeks to combine face-to-face instruction with online-based interactions to record students using a foreign language productively.

Paul Gruba is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia, and has a variety of teaching and research interests in the areas of new media and language learning, innovative language assessment, and thesis writing.

Don Hinkelman is Professor at Sapporo Gakuin University, Japan, where he administers an EFL program in oral and written communication. He promotes collaborative faculty development through the Moodle Association of Japan and other teaching associations. His research includes all aspects of foreign language education, especially in team authoring of blended cloud and face-to-face teaching resources and materials.