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Zusatztext The current volume amply demonstrates that CALL has developed massively in terms of the expertise it can draw upon. The authors in this book are highly regarded as experts and most if not all have spent long years researching their chosen topics. If we were to compare this work with one of even a decade ago, the differences would be resounding... This contextual understanding and attention to detail is evident chapter by chapter, topic by topics in this volume. Cumulatively, the text represents a huge resource for anyone involved in the research and practice of CALL, both old hands and newcomers alike... This now leads me to what has impressed me so much about this book on topics present and accounted for, the discussion is state-of-the-art and written by top experts in the field. It will not surprise you, therefore, that I wholeheartedly recommend it to you. Informationen zum Autor Michael Thomas is Professor of Education and Social Justice and Chair of the Centre for Educational Research (CERES) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Hayo Reinders is Professor of Education and Head of Department at Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand, and TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral program at Anaheim University, USA. Mark Warschauer is a Professor in the Department of Education and the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, Director of UCI's Ph.D. in Education program, and founding director of UCI's Digital Learning Lab. Vorwort A state of the art reference volume on contemporary computer-assisted language learning, including chapters on research and methodology by leading international figures in the field. Zusammenfassung Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is a comprehensive, one-volume work written by leading international figures in the field focusing on a wide range of theoretical and methodological issues. It explains key terms and concepts, synthesizes the research literature and explores the implications of new and emerging technologies.The book includes chapters on key aspects for CALL such as design, teacher education, evaluation, teaching online and testing, as well as new trends such as social media. The volume takes a broad look at CALL and explores how a variety of theoretical approaches have emerged as influences including socio-cultural theory, constructivism and new literacy studies. A glossary of terms to support those new to CALL as well as to allow those already engaged in the field to deepen their existing knowledge is also provided. Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning is essential reading for postgraduate students of language teaching as well as researchers in related fields involved in the study of computer-assisted learning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors\ Foreword by Mike Levy \ List ofFigures and Tables \ Chapter 1: Contemporary Computer-Assisted LanguageLearning: The Role of Digital Media and Incremental Change, Michael Thomas,Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer \ SECTIONI: The CALL Context \ SectionIntroduction, Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer \ Chapter2: HistoricalPerspectives on CALL, Graham Davies, Sue E. K. Otto and Bernd Rüschoff \ Chapter 3: ResearchingLanguage Learning in the Age of Social Media, Carla Meskill and JoyQuah \ Chapter 4: Second Language Teacher Education for CALL:An Alignment of Practice and Theory, Gary Motteram, Diane Slaouti andZeynep Onat-Stelma \ Chapter 5: Research on Computers in Language Testing:Past, Present and Future, James Dean Brown \ Chapter 6:MaterialsDesign in CALL: Social Presence in Online Environments, Mirjam Hauck and Sylvia Warnecke \ SECTION II: CALL Learning Environments \ Section Introduction, Hayo Reinders,Michael Thomas and Mark Warschauer \ Chapter 7: Telecollaboration and CALL, Robert O'...
