While mobile technology, such as the touch-based smart-phone, has become part of our daily lives, research into and classroom practices surrounding mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) have generally not kept up with the pace of technological development. This situation may be caused in part by the fact that a considerable proportion of…

Commentary on an article presented in a previous issue of this journal titled "'To Gloss or Not to Gloss': An Investigation of Reading Comprehension Online." The commentary is supportive of the conclusions drawn in the original article and offers arguments to spur serious research on the topic of glossing in the future. (Author/VWL)

Analyzes the use of various technologies to enhance literacy practices within a multi-genre writing project involving pre-service teachers and middle school students. Twenty-seven pre-service teachers, simultaneously enrolled in a methods and a technology course, collaborated with middle school students using a synchronous Web discussion to…