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Book SynopsisEngaging Language Learners through CALL provides an updated overview of the field of computer-assisted language learning beginning with one chapter on the intersection of second language acquisition (SLA) research and CALL and another on online and hybrid language courses. The next eight chapters focus on the use of CALL for specific language skills or other learning goals and the volume concludes with a discussion of ways to evaluate courseware and apps. Each chapter contains preview questions, an overview of the most relevant and recent research, implications for teaching, assessment options, questions for reflection, case studies, and ideas for action research. While the fundamental lens for this volume is informed practice based on key theories and research, there are several themes that run throughout the chapters, including how technology creates unique learning opportunities and its ability to overcome constraints of time, space, and interlocutors, how CALL can facilitate the integration of applications originally developed for other purposes, and the high level of autonomous and student-centered activities that CALL provides. As these themes demonstrate, CALL provides an array of affordances and sometimes, challenges. It is our hope that this volume will continue to support readers in implementing a research-based CALL pedagogy and updating their practices as technology and research findings develop.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Nike Arnold and Lara Ducate 1. The Theories and Practices of SLA in CALL Bonnie Youngs, Carnegie Mellon University 2. Normalizing Online Learning: Adapting to a Changing World of Language Teaching Senta Goertler, Michigan State University 3. Culture and CALL Sarah Guth and Francesca Helm, both at University of Padova 4. Technology-enhanced Listening: How does it Look and what can we Expect? Maribel Montero Perez, KU Leuven 5. CALL and L2 Reaching: Current Research and Application Alan Taylor, Brigham Young University, Idaho 6. Digital Literacies as Emergent Multifarious Repertoires Jonathan Reinhardt, University of Arizona, and Steven Thorne, Portland State University and the University of Groningen 7. Writing between the Lines: Acquiring Writing Skills and Digital Literacies through Social Tools Ana Oskoz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Idoia Elola, Texas Tech University 8. Interpersonal Communication in Intracultural CMC Zsuzsana Abrams, University of California, Santa Cruz 9. Targeting Pronunciation (and Perception) with Technology Mary Grantham O'Brien, University of Calgary 10. Communities: Exploring Digital Games and Social Networking Julie Sykes, University of Oregon, Christopher L. Holden, University of New Mexico, and Stephanie W.P. Knight, University of Oregon 11. Evaluation of Courseware/Tutorial Apps and Online Resource Websites Philip Hubbard, Stanford University Language Center
