Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language (Routledge Chinese Language Pedagogy)

Navarre, Amber

ISBN 10: 113818859X / ISBN 13: 9781138188594

Published by Routledge, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language (Routledge Chinese Language Pedagogy)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113818859X
• ISBN 13: 9781138188594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language provides new and experienced teachers of Chinese with a timely review and evaluation of the use of technology in the language classroom.

The book draws from second language acquisition theories and empirical studies to demonstrate the use of technologies in facilitating language learning. With a strong practical and pedagogical focus, this is an ideal resource for current and prospective teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language.

Key features include:

• Demonstration and analysis of technologies in use
• Principles and methods to evaluate instructional technologies
• Summary tables presenting the key functions of each technology tool

Online resources include up-to-date information on new technologies and tools to address the ever-changing nature of the topic.

About the Author

Amber Navarre is Senior Lecturer and former Head of the Chinese Program at Boston University. She specializes in second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, and curriculum design. She has won the Gitner Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology and the international Blackboard Exemplary Course Award. In 2018, she won the ACTFL/CENGAGE Learning Faculty Development Programs Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT (Postsecondary).