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| Title | New Publication from CALICO |
| Body | CALICO is pleased to announce the publication of "Calling on CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in Foreign Language Teaching" edited by Lara Ducate and Nike Arnold. "Calling on CALL" is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). As such, it is an ideal book for newcomers to the field and for use in courses in CALL, foreign language education, educational technology, instructional technology, and applied linguistics. "Calling on CALL" contains 13 chapters (plus a subject index), and each chapter focuses on a specific area within CALL. Each chapter presents the major issues (theoretical and practical) in the area under consideration, proposes questions to guide discussion of these issues, and includes an extensive and up-to-date bibliography. - Nike Arnold and Lara Ducate: CALL: Where are we and where do we go from here? - Christopher Luke: Situating CALL in the broader methodological context of foreign language teaching and learning: Promises and possibilities - Margaret Gonglewski and Stayc DuBravac: Multiliteracy: Second language literacy in the multimedia environment - Dorothy Chun: CALL technologies for L2 reading - Linda Jones: Listening comprehension in multimedia environments - Mary Grantham O'Brien: Teaching pronunciation and intonation with computer technology - Liam Murray and Triona Hourigan: Using micropublishing to facilitate writing in the foreign language - Zsuzsana Abrams: From theory to practice: Intracultural CMC in the L2 classroom - Lara Lomicka: Understanding the other: Intercultural exchange and CMC - Sebastien Dubreil: Gaining perspective on culture through CALL - Nike Arnold: Expanding CALL beyond general language classes: The case of courses in language for special purposes - Nathan Carr: Computer-based testing: Prospects for innovative assessment - Philip Hubbard: Evaluating CALL software Price: (US currency only) CALICO members $19.95; Nonmembers $24.95 Shipping per book: $2 within US, $8 international For information and ordering, contact CALICO, 214 Centennial Hall, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos TX 78666 Phone: + 512 245 1417 Fax: + 512 245 9089 Email: info@calico.org LLTI Editor. #8260 Publication announcement. Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum. LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU (2 June 2006). |
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