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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)....

Section 1. Learning Design -- 1. Learning Design Representations to Document, Model, and Share Teaching Practice -- 2. Representing Models of Practice -- 3. Using the IMS LD Standard to Describe Learning Designs -- 4. Opportunities, Achievements, and Prospects for Use of IMS LD -- 5. A Critical...

This book provides theory- and research-based recommendations on information presentation techniques for multimedia and e-learning environments. Focusing on extensively researched principles and methodologies, this book offers readers comprehensive research and practical implications in the...