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This book analyses the classroom blending of face-to-face and online technologies in the teaching and learning of second languages. Its theoretical framework integrates the rapidly changing and developing fields of both applied linguistics and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It examines such themes as the normalization of the computer and the rise of mobile devices, the development of open educational resources, flipped learning, gamification, and the increased focus on communication and problem-solving tasks in class. The author illustrates how the design or 'bricolage' of blended learning is part of a radical shift in our conceptualisation of the learning environment. Building on the framework established in its first edition, this book will appeal to teachers-in-training, scholars and practitioners of second language education.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Evolution of Blended Learning.- Chapter 2. Understanding Technologies.- Chapter 3. Learning Metaphors and Ecologies.- Chapter 4. Designs for Blended Language Learning.- Chapter 5. Strategies for Blended Learning.- Chapter 6. Assessments for Blended Learning.- Chapter 7. Principles of Research in Blended Environments.- Chapter 8. Action Research in Blended Environments.- Chapter 9. Ethnographic Research in Blended Environments.- Chapter 10. Blended Technologies in Practice.- Chapter 11. Blended Language Lessons in Practice.- Chapter 12. Blended Programs in Practice.
About the author
Don Hinkelman is Professor at Sapporo Gakuin University, Japan, where he administers an EFL program in oral and written communication. He promotes collaborative faculty development through the Moodle Association of Japan and other teaching associations. His research encompasses all aspects of foreign language education, and he is especially interested in team authoring of blended cloud and face-to-face teaching resources and materials.
Summary
Examines the use of technologies in the teaching and learning of Applied Linguistics
Expands on the first edition to include newer technologies and theories
Illustrates how blended learning is part of a radical shift in our conceptualisation of the learning environment
