Language, Learning & Technology articles from October 2008

Language, Learning & Technology archives from October 2008

Emerging technologies mobile-computing trends: lighter, faster, smarter.
October 1, 2008... We are moving into a new era of mobile computing, one that promises greater variety in applications, highly improved usability, and speedier networking. The 3G iPhone from Apple is the poster child for this trend, but there are plenty of other...

University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
October 1, 2008... The University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts workshops and conferences for language professionals among its many activities. 2008 SECOND LANGUAGE...

Michigan State University Center for language education and research (CLEAR).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
October 1, 2008... CLEAR's mission is to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States. Projects focus on materials development, professional development training, and foreign language research. MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT ...

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).(NEWS FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS)
October 1, 2008... The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) CAL The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes and improves the teaching and learning of languages, identifies and solves problems related to language and...

Review of Centro Virtual Camoes--Aprender Portugues.(http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/aprender-portugues.html)(Website overview)
October 1, 2008... Site reviewed Centro Virtual Camoes--Aprender Portugues URL: http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/ aprender-portugues.html Platform Firefox 3, Flock 1.2, Internet Explorer 7, ...

Review of ActiveChinese: Chinese Language Skills for the Business World.(Product/service evaluation)
October 1, 2008... Title ActiveChinese: Chinese Language Skills for the Business World Platform Windows[R] 98, ME, 2000, XP; Mac OS X Minimum hardware and Display: 800x600 minimum, 1024x768...

The pedagogical mediation of a developmental learner corpus for classroom- based language instruction.(Report)
October 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION This article explores the pedagogically mediated application of a learner corpus in language teaching and in the developmental analysis of second language acquisition (SLA). We distinguish between longitudinal and...

Focus-on-form through collaborative scaffolding in expert-to-novice online interaction.(Report)
October 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) has been increasingly incorporated into second language (L2) instruction to expand learners' exposure to the target language through real-time interaction. When learners engage...

Evaluating automatic detection of misspellings in German.(Report)
October 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Along with speaking, reading, and listening, writing is one of the four essential skills of learning a foreign language (L2). Learners of all proficiency levels are confronted with the daunting task of writing in the L2 and...

Effects of short-term memory and content representation type on mobile language learning.(Report)
October 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Mobile learning (m-learning) has emerged as the next generation of e-learning (Sharples, 2000). One of the main reasons for this is the high availability of mobile devices. The market penetration of mobile phones, for example,...

Measuring oral proficiency in distance, face-to-face, and blended classrooms.(Report)
October 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION "Do you use technology in your foreign-language classroom?" Few language teachers would dare to answer "no" to this question for fear of being classified as out of touch with best practices. Not surprisingly, most teachers...