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Sun, Susan Y. H. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
This exploratory review brings together research that investigates computer-assisted language learning (CALL), and research in the field of learning design, paying particular attention to the theoretical frameworks and approaches of "design for learning." The attempts of connecting the two fields stem from two critical foci and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Models, Instructional Design
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Strobl, Carola; Jacobs, Geert – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
In this article, we set out to assess QuADEM (Quality Assessment of Digital Educational Material), one of the latest methods for evaluating online language learning courseware. What is special about QuADEM is that the evaluation is based on observing the actual usage of the online courseware and that, from a checklist of 12 different components,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Video Technology, Feedback (Response)
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Kitade, Keiko – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
Internet-mediated intercultural discussions have been adopted for intercultural and second-language learning. However, the notion of community development in this context has received less attention. This study employs exchange structure (ES) analysis (Stubbs, M. (1983). "Discourse analysis." Oxford: Basil Blackwell) to investigate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication
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Compton, Lily K. L. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2009
This paper reviews and critiques an existing skills framework for online language teaching. This critique is followed by an alternative framework for online language teaching skills. This paper also uses a systems view to look at the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in an online learning system. Four major recommendations are…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Skills, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Collentine, Joseph; Collentine, Karina – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1997
Explores the compatibility of computer-mediated communication (CMC) with two basic objectives of modern foreign language curricula: development of functional and pragmatic abilities, and instructional materials informed by what is known about cognitive processes responsible for acquisition. It is suggested that CMC is particularly compatible with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Felix, Uschi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This paper presents a comprehensive picture of what has been investigated in terms of CALL effectiveness over the period 2000-2004 and determines why this question is still such a difficult one to answer. The study looks at both strengths and weaknesses in this body of work and singles out models of good design practice. While a perfect research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research Design, Learning Processes, Investigations
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Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2005
This paper presents the challenges involved in designing a full set of online tutorial materials for a beginners' Spanish course for distance language learners utilising an online audiographic conferencing VLE for synchronous oral interaction. Although much has been written about task design and task-based learning and teaching (TBLT) in language…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Distance Education, Learning Activities