
Technology in the L2 Curriculum
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 19. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-13-238512-1 (ISBN)
Description
Tools and Tips for Integrating Technology in your Language Curriculum
Intended for current and future foreign language teaching professionals, volumes in the Theory and Practice in Second Language Classroom Instruction series examine issues in teaching and learning in language classrooms. The topics selected and the discussions of them draw in principled ways on theory and practice in a range of fields, including second language acquisition, foreign language education, educational policy, language policy, linguistics, and other areas of applied linguistics.
Technology in the L2 Curriculum targets current or future language instructors who desire to refine their skills in the use of digital tools for language teaching and learning. It aims to guide instructors in effective computer-assisted language learning practices--from theoretical and pedagogical perspectives--as they actively integrate technology in the language curriculum.
Intended for current and future foreign language teaching professionals, volumes in the Theory and Practice in Second Language Classroom Instruction series examine issues in teaching and learning in language classrooms. The topics selected and the discussions of them draw in principled ways on theory and practice in a range of fields, including second language acquisition, foreign language education, educational policy, language policy, linguistics, and other areas of applied linguistics.
Technology in the L2 Curriculum targets current or future language instructors who desire to refine their skills in the use of digital tools for language teaching and learning. It aims to guide instructors in effective computer-assisted language learning practices--from theoretical and pedagogical perspectives--as they actively integrate technology in the language curriculum.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-238512-1 (9780132385121)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Stayc DuBravac received a BA from Brigham Young University, an MA and PhD in French and second language acquisition from the Pennsylvania State University. He joined the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at the University of Kentucky in 2005 where he directs the Program in Teaching World Languages and the serves as the chair of the Program in Applied Linguistics. He has published a number of books, articles, videos, and software ancillaries that explore the possibilities, advantages, and the disadvantages of computer-assisted language learning. He enjoys speaking French, Chinese, and Spanish.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Evaluating and using software, webware, and hardware
Chapter 3: The World Wide Web
Chapter 4: Theories of Second Language Acquisition
Chapter 5: Activity and Task-based Teaching for Technologically-enhanced Classrooms
Chapter 6: The National and International Standards
Chapter 7: Synchronous Computer-mediated Communication
Chapter 8: Asynchronous Computer-mediated Communication
Chapter 9: Computer-based Language Testing
Chapter 10: Alternative Assessment: Projects, Performances, and ePortfolios
Chapter 2: Evaluating and using software, webware, and hardware
Chapter 3: The World Wide Web
Chapter 4: Theories of Second Language Acquisition
Chapter 5: Activity and Task-based Teaching for Technologically-enhanced Classrooms
Chapter 6: The National and International Standards
Chapter 7: Synchronous Computer-mediated Communication
Chapter 8: Asynchronous Computer-mediated Communication
Chapter 9: Computer-based Language Testing
Chapter 10: Alternative Assessment: Projects, Performances, and ePortfolios