New Perspectives on Call for Second Language Classrooms (ESL and Applied Linguistics Professional Series) (Esl and Applied Linguistics Professional Series)

370 Pages·2004·17.78 MB·English

by  Sandra Fotos

New Perspectives on CALL
for Second Language Classrooms
ESL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS PROFESSIONAL SERIES
Eli Hinkel, Series Editor
Handel/foots, Eds. • New' Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Lan-
guage Classrooms
Birch • English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom
Hinkel • Second Language Writers' Text: Linguistic and Rhetorical Features
Hinkel • Teaching Academic ESL Writing: Practical Techniques in Vocabulary
and Grammar
Fotos/Browne, Eds. • New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Class-
rooms
New Perspectives on CALL
for Second Language Classrooms
Edited by
Sandra Fotos
Senshu University
Charles Browne
Aoyama Gakuin University
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New perspectives on CALL for second language classrooms /
edited by Sandra Fotos, Charles Browne.
p. cm.—(ESL and applied linguistics professional series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-4404-X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN 0-8058-4405-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Language and languages—Computer-assisted instruction.
I. Fotos, Sandra. II. Browne, Charles. III. Series.
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Contents
Preface ix
I INTRODUCTION TO CALL 1
1 The Development of CALL and Current Options 3
Sandra Fotos and Charles Browne
2 Technological Change and the Future of CALL 15
Mark Warschauer
3 The New Language Centers and the Role of Techology:
New Mandates, New Horizons 27
Peter Liddell and Nina Garrett
II PERSPECTIVES ON CLASSROOM CALL 41
4 Learner Training for Effective Use of CALL 45
Philip Hubbard
5 Electronic Media in Second Language Writing:
An Overview of Tools and Research Findings 69
Martha C. Pennington
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6 Teaching Second and Foreign Language Writing
on LANs 93
George Braine
7 Writing as Talking: E-Mail Exchange for Promoting
Proficiency and Motivation in the Foreign
Language Classroom 109
Sandra Fotos
8 Teaching WELL and Loving IT 131
Richard Taylor and Christina Gitsaki
9 Creating Course-Specific CD-ROMs for Interactive
Language Learning 149
Takashi Iwabuchi and Sandra Fotos
III IMPLEMENTING CALL IN INSTITUTIONAL
SETTINGS 169
10 Setting Up and Maintaining a CALL Laboratory 171
Charles Browne and Scott Gerrity
11 Implementing Multimedia in a University EFL
Program: A Case Study in CALL 199
Peter O'Connor and William Gatton
12 A Collaborative Model for Online Instruction
in the Teaching of Language and Culture 225
Leslie Opp-Beckman and Cindy Kieffer
IV EVALUATING CALL 253
13 Toward a Theory of E/Valuation for Second
Language Learning Media 255
Kenneth Reeder, Trude Heift, Jorg Roche, Shahbaz Tabyanian,
Stephan Schlickau, and Peter Golz
14 Evaluation of ESL/EFL Instructional Web Sites 279
Bernard Susser and Thomas N. Robb
CONTENTS vii
V CONCLUSION 297
15 The Language Teacher in the 21st Century 299
Carol A. Chapelle and Volker Hegelheimer
Glossary of CALL Terms 317
Appendix: List of Web Sites 327
Author Index 341
Subject Index 349
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Preface
Spurred by the rapid development of technology from the early 1980s, com-
puter-assisted language learning (CALL) has now become an important com-
ponent of second and foreign language learning pedagogy. Originally
viewed as a supplement to classroom instruction, communicative interac-
tion-based CALL activities are now used to promote learner autonomy and
to encourage involvement with the target language both inside and outside
of the classroom. CALL publications have evolved from explanations of
computers and software to broad explorations of CALL-based pedagogy for
a variety of instructional needs. In this direction, the present volume is de-
signed to be a practical handbook for language teachers, teacher trainers,
and students who want to learn more about their options for using CALL as
well as to develop an understanding of the theory and research supporting
these options.
Chapters in this collection synthesize previous CALL theory and re-
search and describe practical applications of CALL to both second and for-
eign language classrooms, including procedures for evaluating these appli-
cations. The implementation of CALL at the institutional level is also
addressed, including designing multimedia language laboratories and cre-
ating collaborative CALL-based projects between educational institutions.
Although many chapters locate their descriptions of CALL activities and
projects within the ESL/EFL (English as a second or foreign language) set-
ting, the principles and activities described are equally useful for other lan-
guages as well.
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