"This book covers the main issues in language learning and teaching based on technology tools and programs. It addresses the application and implementation of research methodologies within English language classrooms in different cultures around the world. The main focus is the review,...

In the field of computer aided language learning (CALL), there is a need for emphasizing the importance of the user. This book presents methodologies, strategies, and design approaches for building interfaces for a user-centered CALL environment, creating a deeper understanding of the...

1. Principles and guidelines for task design in CMC learning / Klaus Brandl -- 2. Interaction in Google Wave sends chat rooms out with the tide / Linda Jones -- 3. The effect of feedback in teaching Thai as a foreign language / Maliwan Buranapatana and Felicia Zhang -- 4. Teaching French...

This book covers the interactions between human language and communication technologies. Containing extensive research and analysis, this collection examines the practical implications and applications of how computers can be used to process natural languages for the design of communication...

Section 1. Network Communities and Second Language Learning -- 1. Criteria for the Implementation of Learning Technologies -- 2. Communicative Networking and Linguistic Mashups on Web 2.0 -- 3. Output-Oriented Language Learning With Digital Media -- 4. Infoxication 2.0 -- 5. The Role of...

"This book addresses the implementation of current research methodologies within EFL and ESL classroom settings and the variety of modifications employed by language experts by focusing on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies"--Provided by publisher.