Language Learning Online: Theory and Practice in the ESL and L2 Computer Classroom
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (595 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1891430114 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Susan Romano, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is interested in online pedagogies. Phillip Markley is a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. He has taught ESL on four continents. About the Author Janet Swaffar, a Professor of German at the University of Texas at Austin, studies the applications of linguistic theory to the pedagogical concerns of first and second year language learners. Katherine Arens, a Professor of German at the University of Texas at Austin, is particularly interested in the philosophy and psychology of language.
Book by Swaffer, Janet
Christian Lorenz said Simple means for great impact. This colletion of essays proves that it does not take the most sophisticated and thus most expensive means (i.e. software tools) to dramatically enhance language learning classrooms. A simple "chat"-like online-programm is enough to overcome the obstacles of decades maybe centuries of foreign language learning, provided is is appropirately used by language teachers. Focussing on "extended discourse" among students , a didactical aim that is seldomly achieved in regular high-school classes, be it in the U.S or
. Phillip Markley is a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. Janet Swaffar, a Professor of German at the University of Texas at Austin, studies the applications of linguistic theory to the pedagogical concerns of first and second year language learners. He has taught ESL on four co