English Language Learning and Technology: Lectures on Applied Linguistics in the Age of Information and Communication Technology (Language Learning & Language Teaching, 7)

230 Pages·2003·1.39 MB·English

by  Carol A. Chapelle

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EnglishLanguageLearningandTechnology
Language Learning and Language Teaching
TheLL&LTmonographseriespublishesmonographsaswellaseditedvolumes
on applied and methodological issues in the field of language pedagogy. The
focusoftheseriesisonsubjectssuchasclassroomdiscourseandinteraction;
languagediversityineducationalsettings;bilingualeducation;languagetesting
andlanguageassessment;teachingmethodsandteachingperformance;learning
trajectories in second language acquisition; and written language learning in
educationalsettings.
Serieseditors
BirgitHarley
OntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducation,UniversityofToronto
JanH.Hulstijn
DepartmentofSecondLanguageAcquisition,UniversityofAmsterdam
Volume7
EnglishLanguageLearningandTechnology:Lecturesonappliedlinguistics
intheageofinformationandcommunicationtechnology
byCarolA.Chapelle
English Language Learning and
Technology
Lectures on applied linguistics in the age of
information and communication technology
Carol A. Chapelle
IowaStateUniversity
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p. cm.(LanguageLearningandLanguageTeaching,issn1569–9471
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Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
1.Englishlanguage--Studyandteaching--Foreignspeakers.2.English
language--Studyandteaching--Technologyinnovations.3.English
teachers--Trainingof.4.Educationaltechnology.5.Information
technology.I.Title.II.Series.
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Table of contents
Preface xi
Chapter1
ThechangingworldofEnglishlanguageteaching 1
Visionsoftheinvisible 2
Thetechnologist’svision 2
Thesocialpragmatist’svision 5
Thecriticalanalyst’sperspective 6
VisioningthefutureofELT 9
Englishlanguagelearners 10
MotivationforEnglishusewithpeers 11
Technology-shapedregistersofEnglishuse 13
Communicativelanguageabilityforthe21stcentury 16
Englishlanguageteachers 19
TheEnglishlanguage 20
Thestudyoflanguage 20
Tasksforlanguagelearning 22
Newformsofassessments 28
Researchonlearning 29
Teachereducationandappliedlinguistics 30
Appliedlinguistics 30
Technology 31
Researchmethods 32
Criticalanalysis 32
Conclusion 33
 Tableofcontents
Chapter2
Thepotentialoftechnologyforlanguagelearning 35
Languagelearningandinstruction 35
Insightsfromtheclassroomandmaterials 36
Insightsfromtheoryandresearch 38
Enhancedinput 40
Inputsalience 41
Inputmodification 45
Inputelaboration 51
EnhancedinputforCALL 52
Interaction 54
Theoreticalperspectivesoninteraction 55
InteractioninCALL 57
Linguisticproduction 61
Theoreticalperspectivesonproduction 61
ProductioninCALLtasks 62
Integratinginput,interaction,andproductionintotasks 65
Conclusion 67
Chapter3
Evaluatinglanguagelearning 69
Reconsideringresearch 70
Makingacasefortechnology 70
Increasingprofessionalknowledge 76
Advicefromthefield 77
Whatisresearch? 78
Generalvs.specificknowledge 79
Researchmethodology 79
Theory-researchlinks 80
ExamplesofusefulCALLresearch 81
Focusonsoftware 82
Focusonthelearners 85
Focusonthelearningtask 87
Summary 90
Researchmethods 90
Theroleoftheory 92
Theoryasaresource 92
Theoryasalimitation 95
Conclusion 96
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Chapter4
Investigatinglearners’useoftechnology 97
Technology-relatedprocessdata 98
Examplesofprocessdata 98
Implementingprocessresearch 100
Notationforthedata 101
Description 102
Interactionanalysis 103
Discourseanalysis 105
Conversationanalysis 106
Issuesindescription 107
Useofdescription 109
Interpretation 111
Inferencesaboutcapacities 113
Inferencesabouttasks 115
Inferencesaboutcapacitiesandtasks 116
Criticaldiscourseanalysis 117
Validityissuesforinferences 118
Evaluation 119
Theproblemofevaluation 119
Process-basedapproaches 120
Conclusion 125
Chapter5
Advancingappliedlinguistics:L2learningtasks 127
ThestudyofL2learningtasks 128
Taskevaluation 129
L2taskdescription 131
Technology-mediatedL2tasks 135
Examplesfromthechatroom 135
Studyingtechnology-basedtasks 137
Theattractionoftechnology 142
Toolsforbuildingtasks 143
Tasktheory 143
Revisitingassessment 148
Conclusion 150