Research in Technology and Second Language Learning
Developments and Directions
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- Contents
Zhao (Michigan State U.) presents a collection of 17 articles reporting on empirical studies on the effective use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Written by 27 academics and researchers, all but one from the U.S., the majority of the articles were previously published in scholarly journals and books.
Foreword; Yong Zhao
- Part I. Overview.
- Chapter 1. Guidelines for Scientific Research and Implications for Research in Technology and Second Language Education; Yong Zhao
- Chapter 2. Recent Developments in Research in Technology in Second Language Education: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis; Yong Zhao
- Chapter 3. Still In Search of Research Paradigms?; Carol Chapelle
- Chapter 4. The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective; M. Rafael Salaberry
- Part II. Enhancing Input Through Technology.
- Introduction to Part Two: The Importance of Input and the Potential of Technology for Enhancing Input; Chun Lai and Yong Zhao
- Chapter 5. Research on Text Comprehension in Multimedia Environments; Dorothy M. Chun and Jan L. Pass
- Chapter 6. The Effect of Multimedia Annotation Modes on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: A Comparative Study; Khalid Al-Seghayer
- Chapter 7. The Effects of Listeners' Control of Speech Rate on Second Language Comprehension; Yong Zhao
- Chapter 8. Using Instructional Video to Teach Culture to Beginning Foreign Language Students; Carol Herron, Steven P. Cole and Cathleen Corrie
- Chapter 9. Leveling the Playing Field: A Study of Captioned Interactive Video for Second Language Learning; Peter Shea
- Part III. Engaging Learners in Communicative Practices Through Technology.
- Introduction to Part Three: The Role of Communicative Practices and Talking With and Through the Computer; Chun Lai
- Chapter 10. Virtual Dialogues With Native Speakers: The Evaluation of an Interactive Multimedia Method; William G. Harless, Marcia A. Zier and Robert C. Duncan
- Chapter 11. The Non-Neutrality of Technology: A Taxonomy of CMC Technologies; Yong Zhao, B. Smith, M. Alvarez and H. S. Tan
- Chapter 12. Preliminary Tests of Language Learning in a Speech-Interactive Graphics Microworld; V. Melissa Holl, Jonathan D. Kaplan and Mark A. Sabol
- Part IV. Providing Feedback Through Technology.
- Introduction to Part Four: The Role of Feedback and Technology in SLA; Chun Lai
- Chapter 13. The Use of Speech Recognition Software as an English Language Oral Assessment Instrument: An Exploratory Study; David Coniam
- Chapter 14. Exploring the Potential of a Computer-Based Grammar Checker in Conjunction With Self-Monitoring Strategies With Advanced Level Students of French; Jack Burston
- Chapter 15. Explicit Pronunciation Training Using Automatic Speech Recognition Technology; Jonathan Dalby and Diane Kewley-Port
- Part V. Creating Language Education Environment With Technology.
- Introduction to Part Five: The Essence of Language Education and Technology Integration in Language Education; Chun Lai and Yong Zhao
- Chapter 16. Using the Web in Elementary French and German Courses: Quantitative and Qualitative Study Results; Anne Green and Bonne Earnest Youngs
- Chapter 17. The Future of Research in Second Language Education: Challenges and Possibilities; Yong Zhao