Research in technology and second language education : developments and directions / [edited by] Yong Zhao.

Includes bibliographical references.

Pt. I. Overview -- 1. Guiding principles for scientific inquiry and implications for research on technology and language education / Yong Zhao -- 2. Recent developments in technology and language learning : a literature review and meta-analysis / CALICO Journal -- 3. CALL in the year 2000 : still in search of research paradigms? / Carol Chapelle -- 4. The use of technology for second language learning and teaching : a retrospective / M. Rafael Salaberry -- Pt. II. Enhancing input through technology -- Introduction : the importance of input and the potential of technology for enhancing input / Chun Lai and Yong Zhao -- 5. Research on text comprehension in multimedia environments / Dorothy M. Chun and Jan L. Plass -- 6. The effect of multimedia annotation modes on L2 vocabulary acquisition : a comparative study / Khalid Al-Seghayer -- 7. The effects of listeners' control of speech rate on second language comprehension / Yong Zhao -- 8. Using instructional video to teach culture to beginning foreign language students / Carol Herron, Steven P. Cole, Cathleen Corrie and Sebastien Dubreil -- 9. Leveling the playing field : a study of captioned interactive video for second language learning / Peter Shea -- Pt. III. Engaging learners in communicative practices through technology -- Introduction : the role of communicative practices and talking with and through the computer / Chun Lai -- 10. Virtual dialogues with native speakers : the evaluation of an interactive multimedia method / William G. Harless, Marcia A. Zier and Robert C. Duncan -- 11. The non-neutrality of technology : a theoretical analysis and empirical study of computer mediated communication technologies / Yong Zhao, Maria Jose Alvarez-Torres, Bryan Smith and Hueyshan Sophia Tan -- 12. Preliminary tests of language learning in a speech-interactive graphics micro-world / V. Melissa Holland, Jonathan D. Kaplan and Mark A. Sabol -- Pt. IV. Providing feedback through technology -- Introduction : the role of feedback and technology in SLA / Chun Lai -- 13. The use of speech recognition software as an English language oral assessment instrument : an exploratory study / David Coniam -- 14. Exploiting the potential of a computer-based grammar checker in conjunction with self-monitoring strategies with advanced level students of French / Jack Burston -- 15. Explicit pronunciation training using automatic speech recognition technology / Jonathan Dalby and Diane Kewley-Port -- Pt. V. Creating a language education environment with technology -- Introduction : the essence of second language education and technology integration / Chun Lai and Yong Zhao -- 16. Using the Web in elementary French and German courses : quantitative and qualitative study results / Anne Green and Bonnie Earnest Youngs -- 17. The future of research in technology and second language education : challenges and possibilities / Yong Zhao.

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