Discusses blogs, a short form of "weblog" or Web-based diaries or personal journals that are appearing on the Internet. Focuses on their description and background, basic use, educational applications, and advanced features. (Author/VWL)

Discusses Web-based course management programs, which offer ways to reduce the amount of time teachers spend on clerical duties, repetitive tasks, and record keeping. Such programs blend text, images, audio, and video into a unique instructional medium and make it available to students wherever they have access to the Internet. (Author/VWL)

In the scramble to make a mark in the new medium of English-as-a-Second-Language textbook companion websites, publishers are providing supplemental materials, often specifically adapted to the Internet. Discusses resources for students and teachers and provides a list of companion websites. (Author/VWL)

This book is designed as a guide to help the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) professional use the Internet successfully in the ESL classroom. The book is divided into eight chapters, four appendices, and a listing of references and a supplement on how to make Web pages. Chapter titles are the following: "Getting Started"; "Resources for…

Considers the use of the World Wide Web in second language acquisition (SLA) within a language learning framework providing a better structure within which the use of networked-based technology can be discussed. It is noted that the model of new concepts of computer assisted language learning proposed in the context of the Internet results from…

Describes the benefits of a content-based approach to English for specific purposes, (ESP) examines how WebQuests can be integrated into a content-based ESP syllabus, analyze the different types of WebQuests suitable for ESP teaching, and discuses the limitations of this type of activity and the factors that should be considered when using…

Provides an overview of Learning Management System (LMS) software, which is necessary for the creation of a Virtual Centre for Foreign Language Learning. Also describes a new discipline called Web Assisted Language Learning (WALL), which can be broken down into three areas: the Web as a source of resources; the Web as a window of multimedia…

Highlights a webquest, or an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet. Highlights the structure of a webquest, discusses producing a webquest, and provides sample webquests. (Author/VWL)

Six English-as-a-Second-or-Other-Language (ESOL) practitioners who are also Internet pioneers talk about their Internet work, share insights, and provide advice to teachers on creating online materials. (Author/VWL)

Describes three approaches to integrating Internet-based reading materials into a foreign language curriculum and discusses the rationale for each design based on empirical and theoretical research. Includes a short description of the technological skills involved. Focuses on the exploration of authentic materials available on the World Wide Web…

Foreign language teachers are continually searching for better ways of accessing authentic materials and providing experiences that will improve their students' knowledge and skills. The Internet has transformed communication around the world and can play a major role in the foreign language classroom. This digest illustrates how Internet software…

Considers why technology has not lived up to it expectations in bringing about improvements in language learning. Looks at a Website that offers a considerable volume of ICT training materials for language teachers, the ICT4LT website (http://www.ict4lt.org). Examines the aims behind the site as a whole and the pattern of visits to different…

Aims to provide language teachers with an impetus to integrate resources available on the Internet into the foreign language classroom. To do so, the teacher must become acquainted with cyberspace culture; establish a hardware link to the Internet; become aware of the breadth, depth, and limitations of the Internet; and integrate these resources…

Explores the complex history of Native American language research and discusses how one Native school is utilizing Web technology. (Author/VWL)

Describes the design and testing process that resulted in the production of "Un Meurtre a Cinet" and "Un Misterio en Toluca," two role-playing applications that ask students of French and Spanish to collaborate to solve a murder mystery using e-mail, listservs, and a culturally-rich Web site. (Author/VWL)