Language, Learning & Technology

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From the editors.(Editorial)
We are pleased to present Volume 13, Number 2 of Language Learning & Technology, a regular issue of our journal. We hope that your 2008-2009 school year is coming to a successful conclusion, and tha . . .

Emerging technologies personal learning environments.(Report)
Language instructors in higher education are finding that the current generation of students is coming to campus with quite sophisticated technology skills and habits. Many are fully conversant with . . .

University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts workshops and conferences for language professionals among its . . .

Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials development, professional development training, and foreign language re . . .

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of languages, identifies and solves problems related to language and cult . . .

Tips for Teaching with CALL: Practical Approaches to Computer-Assisted Language Learning [with CD].
Tips for Teaching with CALL: Practical Approaches to Computer-Assisted Language Learning [with CD] Carol A. Chapelle and Joan Jamieson 2008 ISBN 0132404281 US $52.00 (paperback) 240 pp. . . .

Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language Learning.(Book review)
Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language Learning Robert J. Blake 2008 ISBN 978-1-58901-212-7US $24.95 (paperback) 189 pp. Georgetown University Press Washington, DC, . . .

Acquisition of L2 Japanese geminates: training with waveform displays.(programmed instructions)(Report)
INTRODUCTION The duration of vowels and consonants is a contrastive feature in Japanese unlike English. In Japanese, singleton consonants contrast with their longer geminate counterparts, which ar . . .

Multimedia glosses and their effect on L2 text comprehension and vocabulary learning.(Report)
INTRODUCTION During the past twenty years, a considerable number of studies have investigated the effectiveness of marginal glosses under different premises (Bowles, 2004; Chun & Plass, 1996; Huls . . .

Learner use of holistic language units in multimodal, task-based synchronous computer-mediated communication.(Report)
INTRODUCTION A significant amount of second language acquisition (SLA) research has sought to understand whether and how students acquire a second language in computer-mediated interactions (Belz . . .

Voice blog: an exploratory study of language learning.
INTRODUCTION Computer-mediated communication (CMC) typically involves two dimensions: time (synchronous or asynchronous) and modality (textual or spoken) (Hubbard, 2004; Warschauer, 2001). The tex . . .

From the editors.
We hope that you have had a good start to the New Year, 2009. In 2008, Language Learning & Technology experienced another record-breaking year in terms of submissions to the journal: 150 articles fr . . .

From the special issue editor.
There was a time, not so long ago, when the teaching of grammar was strongly associated with endless drill and kill exercises that were performed in isolation from meaningful and authentic contexts. . . .

Emerging technologies focusing on form: tools and strategies.(intelligent language tutors)
Using computers to help students practice and learn grammatical constructions goes back to the earliest days of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). With the coming of the Internet age, CALL . . .

University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts workshops and conferences for language professionals among its . . .

Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials development, professional development training, and foreign language re . . .

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of languages, identifies and solves problems related to language and cult . . .

Review of The Hockey Sweater CD-ROM.(Product/service evaluation)
The Hockey Sweater CD-ROM is intended for young English language learners ages 11 and up and adult literacy learners whose English proficiency ranges from high beginning to advanced. The CD is meant . . .

Review of Teacher Education in Call.(Book review)
Teacher Education in CALL Philip Hubbard & Mike Levy (Eds.) 2006 ISBN 90-272-1968-0 US $54.00 (paperback) XI, 354 pp John Benjamins Publishing Co. Philadelphia, PA, USA [ILLUSTRATION . . .

Review of Blended Learning: Using technology in and beyond the language classroom.(Book review)
Blended Learning: Using technology in and beyond the language classroom Pete Sharma & Barney Barrett 2007 ISBN 978-0-230-02083-2 US $ 23.96 (paperback) 160 pp. Macmillan Publishers Lim . . .

Textual, genre and social features of spoken grammar: a corpus-based approach.
INTRODUCTION As in any other communicative situation, in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) contexts learners need to know what to say and how to say things with words--to echo Austin's (1962) we . . .

The design of an online concordancing program for teaching about reporting verbs.
INTRODUCTION Isabel Galloway (2005) has called corpus linguistics "the most significant development in applied linguistics in the last 25 years" (p. 333). Concordancing technology can provide rese . . .

Student-initiated attention to form in wiki-based collaborative writing.(Report)
INTRODUCTION One obvious benefit of technology for language learning is the creation of opportunities for students to use language in authentic contexts. Such activities encourage students to stri . . .

Computer-mediated corrective feedback and the development of L2 grammar.(second language)(Report)
INTRODUCTION A growing body of research has begun to illuminate an emerging relationship between types of corrective feedback and second language learning in face-to-face interaction (e.g., Ammar . . .

Emerging technologies mobile-computing trends: lighter, faster, smarter.
We are moving into a new era of mobile computing, one that promises greater variety in applications, highly improved usability, and speedier networking. The 3G iPhone from Apple is the poster child . . .

University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts workshops and conferences for language professionals among its . . .

Michigan State University Center for language education and research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials development, professional development training, and foreign language re . . .

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) CAL The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of languages, identifies a . . .

Review of Centro Virtual Camoes--Aprender Portugues.(http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/aprender-portugues.html)(Website overvie
Site reviewed Centro Virtual Camoes--Aprender Portugues URL: http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/ aprender-portugues.html Platform Firefox 3, . . .

Review of ActiveChinese: Chinese Language Skills for the Business World.(Product/service evaluation)
Title ActiveChinese: Chinese Language Skills for the Business World Platform Windows[R] 98, ME, 2000, XP; Mac OS X Minimum hardware and D . . .

The pedagogical mediation of a developmental learner corpus for classroom- based language instruction.(Report)
INTRODUCTION This article explores the pedagogically mediated application of a learner corpus in language teaching and in the developmental analysis of second language acquisition (SLA). We distin . . .

Focus-on-form through collaborative scaffolding in expert-to-novice online interaction.(Report)
INTRODUCTION Synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been increasingly incorporated into second language (L2) instruction to expand learners' exposure to the target language through . . .

Evaluating automatic detection of misspellings in German.(Report)
INTRODUCTION Along with speaking, reading, and listening, writing is one of the four essential skills of learning a foreign language (L2). Learners of all proficiency levels are confronted with th . . .

Effects of short-term memory and content representation type on mobile language learning.(Report)
INTRODUCTION Mobile learning (m-learning) has emerged as the next generation of e-learning (Sharples, 2000). One of the main reasons for this is the high availability of mobile devices. The market . . .

Measuring oral proficiency in distance, face-to-face, and blended classrooms.(Report)
INTRODUCTION "Do you use technology in your foreign-language classroom?" Few language teachers would dare to answer "no" to this question for fear of being classified as out of touch with best pra . . .

From the editors.
We are pleased to present Volume 12, Number 2 of Language Learning and Technology, which is a special issue on "Technology and Learning to Write," guest edited by Joel Bloch. Together with our indef . . .

From the special issue editor.
In my book on using technology in L2 composition teaching (Bloch, 2008), I begin with an anecdote from one of the earliest CALL-sig (Special Interest Group) meetings at the International TESOL confe . . .

University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
Sponsors University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) Co-Sponsor Center for Applied Lin . . .

Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials development, professional development training, and foreign language re . . .

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of languages, identifies and solves problems related to language and cult . . .

Emerging technologies Web-writing 2.0: enabling, documenting, and assessing writing online.
Trends in the use of the Internet in recent years, collectively coined Web 2.0, have precipitated changes in modes and uses of writing online. Blogs and social networking sites provide new opportuni . . .

More than a linguistic reference: the influence of corpus technology on L2 academic writing.
INTRODUCTION Recently, corpus technology has demonstrated great potential for second language (L2) writing instruction by integrating vocabulary, grammar, and discourse patterns of given types of . . .

Asynchronous forums in EAP: assessment issues.(English for Academic Purposes)(Report)
INTRODUCTION Asynchronous online forums provide a venue for thoughtful discussion and as such have become a common component in both distance and blended courses (Cummings, Bonk, & Jacobs, 2002). . . .

Raising students' awareness of cross-cultural contrastive rhetoric in English writing via an e-learning course.
INTRODUCTION Academic writing is complex in that it involves more than grammar. It involves familiarity with the writing conventions of university culture and disciplinary subcultures in which the . . .

Review of netTrekker d.i.
Title netTrekker d.i. Platform All capable of supporting the designated browsers. Software Netscape 5 or higher, or requirements Internet E . . .

Review of A Practical Guide to Using Computers in Language Teaching.
A Practical Guide to Using Computers in Language Teaching John de Szendeffy 2005 ISBN 0-472-03048-5 US $29.95 (paperback) xv, 254 pp. University of Michigan Press Ann Arbor, MI, USA . . .

Beyond the design of automated writing evaluation: pedagogical practices and perceived learning effectiveness in EFL writing cla
INTRODUCTION Automated writing evaluation (AWE), also referred to as automated essay scoring (AES) (1), is not a brand-new technology in the twenty-first century; rather, it has been under develop . . .

You've got some GALL: Google-assisted language learning.(ON THE NET)(Google Inc.)(Report)
INTRODUCTION "Just google it!" "Have you googled it yet?" "I'll google it later." Commands, inquiries, and intentions of this sort have become so commonplace in class discussions, during mee . . .

Commentary: the promise of digital scholarship in SLA research and language pedagogy.
Although digital scholarship is now well established in academia, there is no consensus about how it should be evaluated for tenure and promotion. Is digital publication acceptable as a way to disse . . .

A mobile-device-supported peer-assisted learning system for collaborative early EFL reading.
Collaborative learning methods which emphasize peer interaction have been widely applied to increase the intensity and effectiveness of EFL reading programs. However, simply grouping students hetero . . .