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...

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.

"This book highlights new research and an original framework that brings together foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and widely used e-learning resources"--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 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...

This book provides readers with information on the various linguistic, cultural, technological, legal, and other factors that affect interactions in online exchanges and includes information that implements effective decisions related to the uses and designs of online media when interacting with...

"This book provides an authoritative exploration of cross-cultural approaches to language learning through extensive research that illuminates the theoretical frameworks behind multicultural pedagogy and its myriad applications for a globalized society"--Provided by publisher.