Technology-mediated TBLT
Researching Technology and Tasks
Published on 24. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-90-272-0728-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contributes to the development and advancement of TBLT as a research domain by investigating the intersection between tasks and technology from a variety of theoretical perspectives (e.g., educational, cognitive, sociocultural) and by gathering empirical findings on the design and implementation of diverse tasks for writing, interaction, and assessment with the mediation of technological tools such as wikis, blogs, CMC, Fanfiction sites, and virtual and synthetic environments. The innovative blend of tasks and technology in technology-mediated communication is guided by task-based language teaching and learning principles, and the contexts of study span adult college-level education settings in the United States, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Malaysia. The volume opens up a new framework that the authors call "technology-mediated TBLT," in which tasks and technology are genuinely and productively integrated in the curriculum according to learning-by-doing philosophies of language pedagogy, new language education needs, and digital technology realities.
Reviews / Votes
I recommend this book highly to CALL and TBLT researchers and practitioners and to anyone who is interested in integrating technology in a TBLT syllabus. The volume is very well-organised and each chapter functions effectively as part of the whole. This publication makes an important contribution to the research domain of TBLT. -- Valentina Morgana, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan & The Open University, UK, in System XXX (2016), pp. 1-3More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-0728-9 (9789027207289)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
1. Chapter 1. Towards technology-mediated TBLT: An introduction (by Gonzalez-Lloret, Marta); 2. Chapter 2. The need for needs analysis in technology-mediated TBLT (by Gonzalez-Lloret, Marta); 3. Chapter 3. Prior knowledge and second language task production in text chat (by Adams, Rebecca); 4. Chapter 4. Textbooks, tasks, and technology: An action research study in a textbook-bound EFL context (by Solares, Maria Elena); 5. Chapter 5. Promoting foreign language collaborative writing through the use of Web 2.0 tools and tasks (by Oskoz, Ana); 6. Chapter 6. TBLT and synthetic immersive environments: What can in-game task restarts tell us about design and implementation? (by Sykes, Julie M.); 7. Chapter 7. Collaborative tasks for negotiation of intercultural meaning in virtual worlds and video-web communication (by Canto, Silvia); 8. Chapter 8. The third dimension: A sociocultural theory approach to the design and evaluation of 3D virtual worlds tasks (by Ganem-Gutierrez, Gabriela Adela); 9. Chapter 9. Lessons from the fandom: Technology-mediated tasks for language learning (by Sauro, Shannon); 10. Chapter 10. Formative, task-based oral assessments in an advanced Chinese-language class (by Winke, Paula); 11. Chapter 11. Evaluation of an online, task-based Chinese course (by Nielson, Katharine B.); 12. Chapter 12. Afterword: Technology-mediated TBLT and the evolving role of the innovator (by Chapelle, Carol A.); 13. index