Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Michael Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Language Learning Technologies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, and Editor of International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments.Hayo Reinders is Head of Learner Development at Middlesex University, London, UK, and Editor of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching.Mark Warschauer is a Professor in the Department of Education and the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and co-editor of Language Learning and Technology.

• Notes on ContributorsForeword by Mike Levy List of Figures and Tables1. Contemporary Computer-Assisted Language Learning: The Role of Digital Media and Incremental Change, Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer SECTION I: The CALL Context Section Introduction, Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer 2. Historical Perspectives on CALL, Graham Davies, Sue E. K. Otto and Bernd Rüschoff 3. Researching Language Learning in the Age of Social Media, Carla Meskill and Joy Quah 4. Second Language Teacher Education for CALL: An Alignment of Practice and Theory, Gary Motteram, Diane Slaouti and Zeynep Onat-Stelma 5. Research on Computers in Language Testing: Past, Present and Future, James Dean Brown 6. Materials Design 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 7. Telecollaboration and CALL, Robert O'Dowd 8. Distance CALL Online, Marie-Noëlle Lamy 9. Language Learning in Virtual Worlds: Research and Practice, Randall Sadler and Melinda Dooly 10. Digital Games and Language Learning, Chun Lai, Ruhui Ni and Yong Zhao 11. Mobile-Assisted Language Learning, Glenn Stockwell 12. CALL in Low-Tech Contexts, Dafne Gonzalez and Rubena St. Louis SECTION III: CALL in Language Education Section Introduction, Michael Thomas, Hayo Reinders and Mark Warschauer 13. Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Mathias Schulze and Trude Heift14. Technology-Enhanced Reading Environments, Youngmin Park, Binbin Zheng, Joshua Lawrence and Mark Warschauer 15. The Role of Technology in Teaching and Researching Writing, Volker Hegelheimer and Jooyoung Lee 16. CALL and Less Commonly Taught Languages, Richard M. Robin 17. CALL and Digital Feedback, Paige Ware and Greg Kessler 18. Task-Based Language Teaching and CALL, Michael Thomas 19.CALL and Learner Autonomy: Affordances and Constraints, Hayo Reinders and Philip Hubbard Glossary and Abbreviations

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.