Language, Learning & Technology articles from January 2001

Language, Learning & Technology archives from January 2001

About Language Learning & Technology.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2001... Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal that began publication in July 1997. The journal seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educators in the U.S. and around the world on issues related to technology and...

FROM THE EDITORS.
January 1, 2001... The Editors are pleased to introduce the first issue of 2001, Volume 5, Number 1, which contains five articles on a broad variety of topics. The first two articles involve different forms of communication among learners which promote literacy...

ON THE NET : Sites for Soar(ing) Eyes.
January 1, 2001... Recent counts by search engines tell us that the Internet currently boasts well over a billion Web sites, most of which could disappear tomorrow and leave it much the better. On the other hand, because of its worldwide nature and the wide...

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES -- Accessibility and Web Design : Why Does It Matter?(disabled persons' access)
January 1, 2001... The passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 has had a major impact on the physical infrastructure of college campuses in the US. Less well-known is the growing ADA impact on educational applications of technology,...

NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
January 1, 2001... This page includes announcements from the organizations sponsoring LLT. More complete listings of announcements can be found at the Applied Linguistics Virtual Library, the Agora Language Marketplace, and the Centre for Language Teaching and...

The Internet (from the series Resource Books for Teachers, Alan Maley, Ed.).(Review)
January 1, 2001... The Internet (from the series Resource Books for Teachers, Alan Maley, Ed.) Scott Windeatt, David Hardisty, & David Eastment 2000 ISBN 0-19-4372235 US $13.95 136 pp. Oxford University Press New York, NY, USA ...

Real English : The Marzio School and Ipse Communication.(Review)
January 1, 2001... OVERVIEW Real English Interactive Video CD contains multimedia English lessons designed for either self-study or teacher-directed use. Eventually, the Real English series is to include four different levels, each consisting of a set of two...

LAB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR THE MAC.(Apple Macintosh)
January 1, 2001... The growth of interest in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and the greater availability of language learning software have been accompanied by a proliferation of CALL centers, computer-based facilities designed to provide learners...

GIVING A VIRTUAL VOICE TO THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF CULTURE: THE CULTURA PROJECT.
January 1, 2001... ABSTRACT This paper presents a Web-based, cross-cultural, curricular initiative entitled Cultura, designed to develop foreign language students' understanding of foreign cultural attitudes, concepts, beliefs, and ways of interacting and...

EXCHANGING IDEAS WITH PEERS IN NETWORK-BASED CLASSROOMS: AN AID OR A PAIN?
January 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Computer-mediated communication can be a powerful tool towards literacy development as its text-based nature supports sustained reflection on classroom exchanges. This exploratory study examines the nature of peer exchanges in two...

E-MAIL AND WORD PROCESSING IN THE ESL CLASSROOM: HOW THE MEDIUM AFFECTS THE MESSAGE.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Computer-based media place new demands on language which can promote variations in language use (cf. Halliday, 1990). Electronic mail has assumed functions and formal features associated with spoken language as well as formal...

CAN SOFTWARE SUPPORT CHILDREN'S VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT?
January 1, 2001... ABSTRACT A number of software programs on the market claim to foster literacy development. However, we know little about the pedagogical underpinnings of such products, particularly the extent to which they are aligned with current...

THE EFFECT OF MULTIMEDIA ANNOTATION MODES ON L2 VOCABULARY ACQUISITION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
January 1, 2001... ABSTRACT One aspect of second language teaching via multimedia to have received attention over the past few years is the impact of glossing individual vocabulary words through different modalities. This study examines which of the image...