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Research In Technology Adn Second Language Learning » (New Edition)

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Authors: Yong Zhao
ISBN-13: 9781593111915, ISBN-10: 1593111916
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Yong Zhao

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Table of Contents

Pt. IOverview
1Guiding principles for scientific inquiry and implications for research on technology and language education3
2Recent developments in technology and language learning : a literature review and meta-analysis17
3CALL in the year 2000 : still in search of research paradigms?39
4The use of technology for second language learning and teaching : a retrospective61
Pt. IIEnhancing input through technology
Introduction : the importance of input and the potential of technology for enhancing input95
5Research on text comprehension in multimedia environments103
6The effect of multimedia annotation modes on L2 vocabulary acquisition : a comparative study133
7The effects of listeners' control of speech rate on second language comprehension165
8Using instructional video to teach culture to beginning foreign language students191
9Leveling the playing field : a study of captioned interactive video for second language learning225
Pt. IIIEngaging learners in communicative practices through technology
Introduction : the role of communicative practices and talking with and through the computer249
10Virtual dialogues with native speakers : the evaluation of an interactive multimedia method259
11The non-neutrality of technology : a theoretical analysis and empirical study of computer mediated communication technologies281
12Preliminary tests of language learning in a speech-interactive graphics micro-world317
Pt. IVProviding feedback through technology
Introduction : the role of feedback and technology in SLA337
13The use of speech recognition software as an English language oral assessment instrument : an exploratory study345
14Exploiting the potential of a computer-based grammar checker in conjunction with self-monitoring strategies with advanced level students of French363
15Explicit pronunciation training using automatic speech recognition technology379
Pt. VCreating a language education environment with technology
Introduction : the essence of second language education and technology integration401
16Using the Web in elementary French and German courses : quantitative and qualitative study results409
17The future of research in technology and second language education : challenges and possibilities445

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