Students writing emails to faculty: an examination of
e-politeness among native and non-native speakers of English.
This study combines interlanguage pragmatics and speech act
research with computer-mediated communication and examines how native
and non-native speakers of English formulate low- and . . .
Manipulating L2 learners' online dictionary use and its
effect on L2 word retention.(second language)
ABSTRACT
This study explored the effect of two enhancement techniques on L2
learners' look-up behaviour during a reading task and word
retention afterwards amongst Flemish learners of German: a . . .
Mastering Polish with Two Audio CDs, 3d ed.(Book review)
Mastering Polish with Two Audio CDs Albert Juszczak Third Edition
2004 ISBN 0-7818-1065-5 US $24.95 (paperback) 320 pp.
Hippocrene Books, Inc. New York, NY
Polish is undoubtedly a less . . .
Call Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language
Learning.(Book review)
CALL Dimensions: Options and Issues in Computer-Assisted Language
Learning Mike Levy and Glenn Stockwell 2006 ISBN 080585634X US $ 29.95
(paperback); US $89.95 (hardcover) 310 pp.+xviii Lawrence . . .
Call Research Perspectives.(Book review)
CALL Research Perspectives Joy L. Egbert and Gina Mikel Petrie 2005
ISBN 0-8508-5135-2 US $24.50 216 pp.
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Mahwah, New Jersey
This book brings fresh ideas to the . . .
News from sponsoring organizations.
Sponsors
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center (NFLRC) Michigan State University Center for Language Education
and Research (CLEAR)
Co-Sponsor
Center for Applied . . .
Tools and trends in self-paced language instruction.(EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES)
Ever since the PLATO system of the 1960's, CALL (computer
assisted language learning) has had a major focus on providing
self-paced, auto-correcting exercises for language learners to . . .
Introducing standardized EFL/ESL exams.(English as a foreign
language, English as a second language)
INTRODUCTION
In a few months students from almost every single country will be
taking high-stakes tests such as the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL), International English Testing . . .
From the editors.
It is our pleasure to introduce Volume 11, Number 2 of Language
Learning & Technology, a regular issue of our journal. We hope that
all of you have successfully completed or are about to complete a . . .
Commentary: learner-based listening and technological
authenticity.
You dropped a hundred and fifty grand on an education you
could've picked up for a dollar fifty in late charges at the public
library.
Good Will Hunting, 1997
Language teachers know that even . . .
Commentary: I'm only trying to help: a role for
interventions in teaching listening.
INTRODUCTION
In my work as an author and teacher trainer, I have the opportunity
to travel around the world and talk to teachers in a variety of
settings. Though I meet teachers with a range of . . .
Using digital stories to improve listening comprehension with
Spanish young learners of English.
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the effects that digital stories may have on
the understanding of spoken English by a group of 6-year-old Spanish
learners. To accomplish this aim, a . . .
Are they watching? Test-taker viewing behavior during an 12 video
listening test.
ABSTRACT
The accessibility of video technology has made it possible to
utilize both the auditory and visual channels to present listening texts
in the second language (L2) classroom and on L2 . . .
Help options and multimedia listening: students' use of
subtitles and the transcript.
ABSTRACT
As multimedia language learning materials become prevalent in
foreign and second language classrooms, their design is an important
avenue of research in Computer-Assisted Language . . .
Review of Calling on CALL: From Theory and Research to New
Directions in Foreign Language Teaching.(Book review)
Calling on CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in
Foreign Language Teaching
Lara Ducate and Nike Arnold (Editors)
2006 ISBN 1085-2999 351 pp.
Computer Assisted Language . . .
Review of business connections
elementary--pre-intermediate.
The back cover of Business Connections--Lab Workstation Version
software promises a "multimedia course that teaches students to
communicate effectively in business situations." It goes on to . . .
Review of Distance Education and Languages: Evolution and
Change.(Book review)
Distance Education and Languages: Evolution and Change
Borje Holmberg, Monica Shelley, Cynthia White (Editors)
New Perspectives on Language and Education Series Editor: Viv
Edwards
2005 ISBN . . .
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(Brief article)
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 . . .
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 . . .
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center (NFLRC).
Sponsors
University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource
Center (NFLRC)
Michigan State University Center for Language Education and
Research (CLEAR)
Co-Sponsor
Center for Applied . . .
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