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Engwall, Olov – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
Pronunciation errors may be caused by several different deviations from the target, such as voicing, intonation, insertions or deletions of segments, or that the articulators are placed incorrectly. Computer-animated pronunciation teachers could potentially provide important assistance on correcting all these types of deviations, but they have an…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Phonetics, Pronunciation, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Ernest, Pauline; Guitert Catasús, Montse; Hampel, Regine; Heiser, Sarah; Hopkins, Joseph; Murphy, Linda; Stickler, Ursula – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
Over recent years, educational institutions have been making increasing use of virtual environments to set up collaborative activities for learners. While it is recognized that teachers play an important role in facilitating learner collaboration online, they may not have the necessary skills to do so successfully. Thus, a small-scale professional…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Faculty Development, Pilot Projects, Teaching Skills
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Armitage, Nicholas; Bowerman, Chris – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
The LOM (Learning Object Model) approach to courseware design seems to be driven by a desire to increase access to education as well as use technology to enable a higher staff-student ratio than is currently possible. The LOM standard involves the use of standard metadata descriptions of content and adaptive content engines to deliver the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Language Teachers, Engines, Copyrights
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Chan, Wai Meng; Kim, Dong-Ha – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2004
Research in cognitive psychology and second language learning has underlined the significance of learners' cognitive processes and individual preferences in language learning. Helping learners to be aware of these processes and preferences has in fact become an important methodological principle of language teaching. Advances in information and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Language Teachers, Cognitive Psychology
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Hampel, Regine; Stickler, Ursula – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
While online teaching in post-compulsory education is the focus of much research today, the training of online tutors has largely been neglected. Most papers do not go beyond dealing with the technical skills that are needed to teach in an online environment. This article outlines a framework for tutor training, starting with a brief overview of…
Descriptors: Tutors, Tutor Training, Teaching Skills, Teaching Styles
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Armitage, Nicholas; Bowerman, Chris – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
The LOM (Learning Object Model) approach to courseware design seems to be driven by a desire to increase access to education as well as use technology to enable a higher staff-student ratio than is currently possible. The LOM standard involves the use of standard metadata descriptions of content and adaptive content engines to deliver the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Language Teachers, Internet, Copyrights