ISSUES IN COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE TESTING OF READING
PROFICIENCY.(Review)
Issues in Computer-Adaptive Testing of Reading
Proficiency
(from the series Studies in Language Testing 10, Michael Milanovic,
Series Ed.)
Micheline Chalhoub-Deville (Ed.)
1999
ISBN 0 . . .
NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
This page includes announcements from the organizations sponsoring
LLT.
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center (NFLRC)
Less commonly taught languages, particularly . . .
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES : Language Testing Tools and
Technologies.(websites and software)
Introductory Quiz
1. Testing has long been an integral part of language instruction:
( ) True ( ) False
2. Testing is used to... (check all that apply)
[ ] place students in appropriate . . .
ON THE NET : Language Testing Resources.
The Resources in Language Testing WWW Page, first published 1 May
1995 and maintained by Glenn Fulcher (University of Surrey), is a very
comprehensive site for issues related to all aspects of . . .
From the Special Issue Editor.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this special issue of
Language Leaching & Technology focusing on the theory and practice
of computer-based language testing. This issue contains three . . .
From the Editors.
This is a special issue of Language Learning & Technology on
computer-assisted language testing. Irene Thomas has written an
introduction to this issue.
We have several important personnel . . .
About Language Learning & Technology.
Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal which
began publication in July 1997. The journal seeks to disseminate
research to foreign and second language educators in the U.S. and . . .
THE EFFECT OF MULTIMEDIA ANNOTATION MODES ON L2 VOCABULARY
ACQUISITION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
ABSTRACT
One aspect of second language teaching via multimedia to have
received attention over the past few years is the impact of glossing
individual vocabulary words through different . . .
CAN SOFTWARE SUPPORT CHILDREN'S VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT?
ABSTRACT
A number of software programs on the market claim to foster
literacy development. However, we know little about the pedagogical
underpinnings of such products, particularly the extent to . . .
E-MAIL AND WORD PROCESSING IN THE ESL CLASSROOM: HOW THE MEDIUM
AFFECTS THE MESSAGE.(Statistical Data Included)
ABSTRACT
Computer-based media place new demands on language which can
promote variations in language use (cf. Halliday, 1990). Electronic mail
has assumed functions and formal features associated . . .
EXCHANGING IDEAS WITH PEERS IN NETWORK-BASED CLASSROOMS: AN AID
OR A PAIN?
ABSTRACT
Computer-mediated communication can be a powerful tool towards
literacy development as its text-based nature supports sustained
reflection on classroom exchanges. This exploratory study . . .
GIVING A VIRTUAL VOICE TO THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF CULTURE: THE
CULTURA PROJECT.
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a Web-based, cross-cultural, curricular
initiative entitled Cultura, designed to develop foreign language
students' understanding of foreign cultural attitudes, . . .
LAB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR THE MAC.(Apple Macintosh)
The growth of interest in computer-assisted language learning
(CALL) and the greater availability of language learning software have
been accompanied by a proliferation of CALL centers, . . .
Real English : The Marzio School and Ipse
Communication.(Review)
OVERVIEW
Real English Interactive Video CD contains multimedia English
lessons designed for either self-study or teacher-directed use.
Eventually, the Real English series is to include four . . .
The Internet (from the series Resource Books for Teachers, Alan
Maley, Ed.).(Review)
The Internet
(from the series Resource Books for Teachers, Alan
Maley, Ed.)
Scott Windeatt, David Hardisty, & David Eastment
2000
ISBN 0-19-4372235
US $13.95
136 pp.
Oxford University Press
New . . .
NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
This page includes announcements from the organizations sponsoring
LLT. More complete listings of announcements can be found at the Applied
Linguistics Virtual Library, the Agora Language . . .
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES -- Accessibility and Web Design : Why Does
It Matter?(disabled persons' access)
The passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 has
had a major impact on the physical infrastructure of college campuses in
the US. Less well-known is the growing ADA impact on . . .
ON THE NET : Sites for Soar(ing) Eyes.
Recent counts by search engines tell us that the Internet currently
boasts well over a billion Web sites, most of which could disappear
tomorrow and leave it much the better. On the other hand, . . .
FROM THE EDITORS.
The Editors are pleased to introduce the first issue of 2001,
Volume 5, Number 1, which contains five articles on a broad variety of
topics. The first two articles involve different forms of . . .
About Language Learning & Technology.(Brief Article)
Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal that began
publication in July 1997. The journal seeks to disseminate research to
foreign and second language educators in the U.S. and around . . .
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