Project-Based Language Learning With Technology - Learner Collaboration in an Efl Classroom in Japan

This book highlights the ways in which insights from technology-mediated project-based language learning research can contribute to our understanding of both learner interaction in specific cultural contexts but also of the role of technology in language learning more generally. The volume situates the discussion within the context of the development of the field, from task-based to project-based language learning, and how these have been shaped over time by the evolution of new technologies. Using the case study of EFL learners in a Japanese classroom, the book adopts a multimodal approach to unpack this phenomena at work by examining learner collaboration in project-based work in a real-world setting. The volume provides a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about the effective integration of digital technologies in the classroom and will be of particular interest to students and scholars in applied linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, task-based language teaching, and TESOL.

List of contents

1. Introduction


2. From Task- to Project-Based Language Learning


3. Computer-Assisted Language Learning: PLATO to Web 2.0


4. Language Education in Japan and Research Approaches


5. The Podcast Project


6. The Virtual World Project


7. Future Directions

About the author

Michael Thomas was born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of North-Central Arkansas. He teaches composition and literature at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. Poetry has sustained him as his true love and art since a child. He currently lives in Salem, Arkansas, with his wife, Kellie, and daughter, Sarah. His hobbies include reading, listening to music, hiking in the beautiful Ozark National Forest, and spending time with his children and six grandchildren.

Summary

This book highlights the ways in which insights from technology-mediated project-based language learning research can contribute to our understanding of both learner interaction in specific cultural contexts and the role of technology in language learning.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Thomas, Michael (London School of Economics and Po Thomas, Michael (University of Central Lancashire Thomas, Thomas Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780367366377
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36637-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Studies in Applied Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Education, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Bilingualism and multilingualism, Applied linguistics for ELT