As L2 (foreign and second language) instructors and materials designers are faced with online and distance learning mandates, new perspectives on how to use familiar, everyday technologies that learners can access from home like social media are welcome. Imagining these new uses, however, may require going beyond the traditional computer-assisted…

Computer technology has the potential to provide rich resources for language teaching and learning. However, it continues to be underutilized, even though its availability, familiarity, and sophistication are steadily increasing. This case study explored the way in which three language instructors' beliefs about language teaching and learning…

Describes FRELEM, a supplemental program of computer drill and practice in elementary French grammar being used at the University of Iowa. A survey of users indicated that students react well to the program and use it often. (EKN)

This paper addresses the issue of integration of technology into the foreign language curriculum. The discussion gives an overview of some of the available technological resources and their pedagogical benefits. (46 references) (JL)

Describes the use of Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment in the networked computer classroom to teach Spanish grammar and composition. Notes that second language teachers can benefit from advances made in Writing-Across-the-Curriculum programs and that incorporating writing in all disciplines develops critical-thinking skills. (nine…