The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology

by Fiona Farr (Editor), Liam Murray (Editor)

Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology brings together leading international authorities in a number of key areas of development and change, and opens up the field of language learning by exploring the pedagogical importance of technological innovation. Led by fundamental concepts, theories and frameworks from language learning and teaching research rather than by specific technologies, this handbook is the essential reference for all students, teachers and researchers of Language Learning within Applied Linguistics, TESOL/ELT and Modern Languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415837873
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/23/2016
Series:	Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Fiona Farr is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is also Adjunct Professor at INN, Hamar, Norway. Her key areas of expertise are teacher education, reflective practice, continuous professional development, applied corpus linguistics, and technology-enhanced language learning.

Liam Murray is Professor of French and Applied Linguistics and current Head of the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He has been researching, teaching and publishing in many areas of CALL since 1991, from blogs and gamification to distraction, Critical Digital Literacies, CALL in the Wild and GenAI.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I:   1. Taking a balanced view of technology in language teaching: past, present and future  2.    Theory and theories in Computer-Assisted Language Learning research and practice  3. Integrating multimodal theory into CALL: comparative insights from Kress, Mondada and Norris  Part II:  4. Language materials development in a digital age  5. Literacies, technology and language teaching  6. Language Testing and Technology  7. Teaching alongside GenAI: affordances for language teaching and shifting agencies  8. MOOCs for Languages: from LMOOCs to LTEMOOCs  9. Online, blended and hybrid language learning  Part III:  10.  Plurilingualism and CALL  11.  Culture, language learning and technology in an AI world  12.  Language learning and technology use in varied technology contexts  13.  Limitations and boundaries in language learning and technology  14.  Sustainable CALL development  15. Foreign language education and digital cultures: perspectives on citizenship and diversity  Part IV:  16.Virtual exchange and language learning  17.  Social media and language learning  18.  Mobile language learning  19.  Potentials and challenges of Virtual Reality: Implications for the language classroom 20. Mobile dictionaries and apps for vocabulary learning  21. A Qualitative Analysis of the Affordances of Immersive Technologies in Virtual Exchange  22. The Spoken CALL Shared Task: an Overview  Part V:   23.  Introduction to Data-Driven Learning  24.  Spoken language corpora and pedagogic applications  25.  Written language corpora and pedagogic applications  26.  Pedagogical applications of learner corpora: A decade in review  27.  Corpus types and uses  28.  Designing and building corpora for language learning  Part VI:  29. Digital Games as a Methodology for Second Language Learning: Exploring New Metaphors and Pedagogical Parallels.  30. Gaming for focused language practice  31. Digital Gaming and Young L2 Learners

Editorial Reviews

'This is a superb collection of state of the art chapters covering the full field of technology in language teaching and learning. Anyone interested in gaining an overview of the field would do well by beginning with this collection, as would more experienced readers seeking to update themselves on any given topic.' John Flowerdew, City University of Hong Kong, China

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