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| Contentid | 6108 |
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| Title | Book: Learning Languages through Technology |
| Body | From http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Learning Languages through Technology, edited by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Sarah Rilling. While posing important questions about how learning proceeds with new technologies, this volume demonstrates how teachers captivate the imagination of learners, from schoolchildren to postgraduates, by providing real-world purposes for language. The authors are from educational institutions in many regions of the world, and describe technology use from the lowest levels, such as word processing and scanning, to high-end multimedia and interactive communications through voice and video on the Internet. The volume is divided into four sections: • Language Development Online: Skill Building through Technology • Content-Based and Task-Based Learning: Collaborative CALL • Authentic Audience in a Web-Based World • Constructivism in Professional Development Features throughout the volume are helpful to pre- and in-service teachers: each chapter opens with a preview of ideas to ponder before reading, and each of the four sections begins with a preview of the chapters and concludes with a thought-provoking issue in technology and pedagogy. Follow-up questions for class discussion, further research, and activities appear at the end of each section, leading readers further into the discussion of the role technology plays in learning—both currently and in the future. Appendices list the tools, software, and Web sites helpful in using technology with learners. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=7708 . |
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| Inputdate | 2007-04-29 09:17:04 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-04-30 00:00:00 |
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