Language, Learning & Technology articles from September 2002

Language, Learning & Technology archives from September 2002

From the editors.
September 1, 2002... Welcome to this special issue on Technology and Teacher Education. We thank Seppo Tella and Yong Zhao who, under the guidance of Associate Editor Irene Thompson, served as Guest Editors. The entire issue, including our regular columns and book...

From the special issue editors.
September 1, 2002... The effects of information and communication technologies in language education are often mediated by the learner, the content, the teacher, and the learning environment. Up until recently, research has primarily focused on the relationship...

On the net: foreign language teacher education resources.
September 1, 2002... When one talks about teacher education one must also, of necessity, include professional development. Teacher education does not end with the conferring of the degree; it must continue throughout the teacher's professional career or we will...

Emerging technologies: technology for prospective language teachers.
September 1, 2002... Language teachers in training today are likely to have become familiar with computers as part of their university experience, with the expectation of using, at a minimum, word processing, spreadsheets, and Web browsers to do research, writing,...

University of Hawai'i National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The University of Hawai`i National Foreign Language Resource Center engages in research and materials development projects and conducts Summer Institutes for language professionals among its many activities. NFLRC GRANT CONTINUED TO 2006...

Michigan State University Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... CLEAR's mission is to promote foreign language education in the United States. To meet its goals, projects focus on foreign language research, materials development, and teacher training. FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESEARCH * Feedback and...

Australian Technology Enhanced Language Learning Consortium (ATELL). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Contacts: Assoc. Prof. Mike Levy, Griffith University (michael.levy@mailbox.gu.edu.au) Prof. Roly Sussex, The University of Queensland (r.sussex@mailbox.uq.edu.au) ATELL is an informal collaboration of Australian language teachers and...

Apprentissage des Langues et Systemes d'Information et de Communication (ALSIC). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... ALSIC (Language Learning and Information and Communication Systems, http://alsic.org/) is an electronic journal in French for researchers and practitioners in fields related to applied linguistics, didactics, psycholinguistics, educational...

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota (CARLA). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... CARLA is one of several National Language Resource Centers whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively. Launched in 1993 with funding from the national Title VI Language Resource Center...

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... 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 culture, and serves as a resource for information...

Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).
September 1, 2002... Since its inception in 1983, CALICO has served as an international forum for language teachers who want to develop and utilize the potential of advanced technology to support their teaching and research needs. Through its Annual Symposia,...

European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... EUROCALL is an association of language teaching professionals from Europe and worldwide aiming to * Promote the use of foreign languages within Europe * Provide a European focus for all aspects of the use of technology for language...

International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). (News From Sponsoring Organizations).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Established in 1965, IALLT (formerly IALL) is a professional organization whose members provide leadership in the development, integration, evaluation, and management of instructional technology for the teaching and learning of language,...

E-Moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online.
September 1, 2002... E-Moderating--The Key to Teaching and Learning Online Open and Distance Learning Series Gilly Salmon 2000 ISBN 0 7494 3110 5 18.99 [pounds sterling] 180 pp. Kogan Page 120 Pentonville Rd. London N1 9JN E-Moderators...

Culture, Difference, and Power: Interactive Video CD.
September 1, 2002... Title Culture, Difference, and Power, Interactive Video CD Author Christine E. Sleeter Distributor Teachers College Press Contact information Teachers College Press...

Teachers Understanding Teaching: A Multimedia Hypertext Tool.
September 1, 2002... Title Teachers Understanding Teaching: A Multimedia Hypertext Tool Author Karen Johnson and Glenn Johnson Series TeacherSource Platform Macintosh or PC...

The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology and Phonetics: An Interactive Introduction.
September 1, 2002... Title The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (2000) Author Jurgen Handke Platform Windows (9x/ME/NT 4.0/2000) and Macintosh (MacOS 8.1 or...

Expert and Novice Teachers Talking Technology: Precepts, Concepts, and Misconcepts.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT When new teachers, teacher trainers, and administrators consider the ways in which technologies can best serve practice, they are wise to turn to experienced teachers and veteran technology users. It is the voices and experiences...

Realizing constructivist objectives through collaborative technologies: threaded discussions.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Two crucial aspects of implementing instructional technologies effectively in language classrooms are having an understanding of the capabilities of various technologies and evaluating the usefulness of the technologies in...

Integrating internet-based reading materials into the foreign language curriculum: from teacher- to student-centered approaches.(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Whereas many educators enthusiastically embrace the use of Internet-based reading materials, little theoretical and empirical research exists that demonstrates how to make use of such practices in a sound pedagogical way. This...

The impact of call instruction on classroom computer use: a foundation for rethinking technology in teacher education.(computer-assisted language learning )(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT This purpose of this study is to examine how language teachers apply practical experiences from computer-assisted language learning (CALL) coursework to their teaching. It also examines ways in which teachers continue their CALL...

Preservice English teachers acquiring literacy practices through technology tools.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT This study analyzes the uses of various technologies to enhance literacy practices within a multigenre writing project involving pre-service teachers and middle school students. Twenty-seven English pre-service teachers,...