Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 4 Vol (Critical Concepts in Linguistics) (1ST ed.)

Brief Description:
A collection of journal articles and book chapters previously published between 1993 and 2007.

Table of Contents:

Volume I: Foundations of CALL 1. CALL Theory, Frameworks, and Conceptualizations 2. Early CALL Projects 3. CALL Research Trends and Issues 4. CALL Design and Evaluation Volume II: CALL and Language Skills 5. Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation 6. Reading and Writing 7. Grammar, Vocabulary, and Data-Driven Learning Volume III: Computer-Mediated Communication for Language Learning 8. CMC Foundations and Conceptualizations 9. Synchronous CMC 10. Asynchronous and Mixed CMC Volume IV: Present Trends and Future Directions in CALL 11. Online Learning 12. Assessment 13. Learner Training and Autonomy 14. Teacher Education 15. Intelligent CALL 16. Future Directions

Serious work using computers to support language teaching and learning began in the 1960s, but it was not until the beginning of the 1980s when microcomputers began to proliferate that groups of practitioners began forming professional groups and a formal identification of the field occurred. Although the early promise of computer-assisted language learning (or 'CALL'), to revolutionize second-language learning has not been met, the past quarter century has seen a fascinating range of growth. This is not only because of lessons learned from research and practice, but also due to the rapid and continuing shifts in the technology itself.

Nominally a branch of applied linguistics, 'CALL' is truly interdisciplinary, drawing its core concepts not only from linguistics, but also from computer science, speech engineering, psychology, sociology, second-language acquisition, and general education.

This new four-volume title from Routledge will allow 'CALL' practitioners, researchers, and students to easily access the best and most influential foundational and cutting-edge scholarship. The is also a comprehensive introduction to critical concepts in 'CALL' for applied linguists and language educators interested in the growing role of technology in second-language acquisition.