Language Learning with Computers: The Students' Perspective: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

by Ruth Trinder

Overview

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has advanced considerably of late. More and more frequently online modules are integrated into formal educational contexts, with virtual and face-to-face learning environments co-existing. This book examines university students’ reactions to blended learning at a time when the usefulness of the computer for research and communication is uncontested, while its benefits as a teaching tool are still somewhat controversial. The first part of the book provides a detailed overview of research into individual differences – e.g. aptitude, motivation, and cognitive style – and the theoretical context of CALL. A series of studies then examines empirically in what way students’ experience of blended learning is linked to individual learner differences and other contextual variables.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631550816
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

The Author: Ruth Trinder is Associate Professor in the Department of English Business Communication at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Austria.

Table of Contents

Contents: Research into Individual Differences – Aptitude – Motivation and Anxiety – Affective Factors and CALL – Cognitive Learning Style Models – Personality-based Models – Approaches to Learning – Learner Training – CALL and its Theoretical Context – Tracing the Roots of CALL – Learning Theories – Psycholinguistic Perspective – Applied Linguistics – Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy and CALL Design – Current Issues in CALL – Empirical Research – Studies 1-10: Investigating Students’ Views of Blended Learning in Light of Individual Differences – Integration of Results and Conclusion.