"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...

With the growth and advancement of digital communication technology over the past decade and the advent of modern telecommunications and the Internet, the structure of human behavior and social interaction has been redesigned. This handbook is a compendium of over 50 scholarly works on discourse...

The development of information and communication technologies enables dynamic social interaction through computer-mediated communication. This book describes the growing proliferation of CMC applications and the need for new perspectives, methods and tools for research and practice. It explores...

"This book offers a description of ANLP: what it is, what it does; and where it's going, including defining the role of ANLP within NLP, and alongside other disciplines such as linguistics, computer science, and cognitive science"--Provided by publisher.

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 offers a different approach to music by focusing on the information organization and the development of XML-based language, presenting a new set of tools for practical implementations, and a new investigation into the theory of music"--Provided by publisher.

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...

Language learning is one of the most rapidly changing disciplines. Along with changing perspectives in learning in the field of Second Language Acquisition, information communication technology (ICT) has also created many learning paths to assist the process of learning a second language (L2)....

Throughout the decades, a wide variety of methodologies and approaches to the teaching of languages have developed. In the current, technology driven environment, demand is high for new tools and student-centered collaborative learning approaches to promote students' language and communicative...