Autonomous Language Learning with Technology

Autonomous Language Learning with Technology

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  • Author: Chun Lai
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1474240437
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 239

This book looks beyond the classroom, and focuses on out-of-class autonomous use of technology for language learning, discussing the theoretical frameworks, key findings and critical issues. The proliferation of digital language learning resources and tools is forcing language education into an era of unprecedented change. The book will stimulate discussions on how to support language learners to construct quality autonomous technology-mediated out-of-class learning experience outside the classroom and raise greater awareness of and research interest in this field. Out-of-class learning constitutes an important context for human development, and active engagement in out-of-class activities is associated with successful language development. With convenient access to expanded resources, venues and learning spaces, today's learners are not as dependent on in-class learning as they used to be. Thus, a deeper understanding of the terrain of out-of-class learning is of increasing significance in the current educational era. Technology is part and parcel of out-of-class language learning, and has been a primary source that learners actively use to construct language learning experience beyond the classroom. Language learners of all ages around the world have been found to actively utilize technological resources to support their language learning beyond formal language learning contexts. Insights into learners' out-of-class autonomous use of technology for language learning are essential to our understanding of out-of-class learning and inform educators on how language learners could be better supported to maximize the educational potentials of technology to construct quality out-of-class learning experience.


Multilingual Sydney

Multilingual Sydney

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  • Author: Alice Chik
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780815379546
  • Category : English language
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Through a selection of 18 multidisciplinary case studies on multilingualism in Sydney, Australia, this book examines how multilingualism permeates institutional and everyday practice in the city, raising important questions about what a 'multilingual city' can and should be.


Taking Control

Taking Control

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  • Author: Richard Pemberton
  • Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
  • ISBN: 9622094074
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 351

TAKING CONTROL: Autonomy in Language Learning focuses on an area of language learning and teaching that is currently receiving an increasing amount of attention. The book, featuring 18 chapters from key figures around the world in the field of autonomous and self-access language learning, provides insightful coverage of the theoretical issues involved, and represents a significant contribution to research in this area. At the same time, it provides a variety of examples of current practice, in classrooms and self-access centres, at secondary and tertiary levels, and in a number of different cultural contexts. This volume is a timely publication which will be of interest to all those concerned with learner autonomy and self-directed language learning.


Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching

Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Hayo Reinders
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137005262
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 250

This edited volume explores how digital games have the potential to engage learners both within and outside the classroom and to encourage interaction in the target language. This is the first dedicated collection of papers to bring together state-of-the-art research in game-based learning.


Technology and the Psychology of Second Language Learners and Users

Technology and the Psychology of Second Language Learners and Users

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  • Author: Mark R. Freiermuth
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030342123
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 633

This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more autonomous environments. As language learning professionals continue to devote more time and attention to making various technological tools an integral part of the classroom, it is just as important to understand the influences that these tools have on the psychological state of the learners who use them. In consideration of this objective, the volume examines factors such as learner attitudes and motivation, emotion and behaviour, and the cognitive processes that are at play in the minds of the language users. This volume will be of interest not only to language teachers but also to researchers working in second language acquisition (SLA), applied linguistics, and educational psychology.


Autonomy Support Beyond the Language Learning Classroom

Autonomy Support Beyond the Language Learning Classroom

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  • Author: Jo Mynard
  • Publisher: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
  • ISBN: 9781788929035
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

Through the application of self-determination theory (SDT) to research and practice, this book deepens our understanding of how autonomous language learning can be supported, developed and understood within environments outside of the classroom. Theoretical, empirical and practice-focused chapters examine autonomy support in a range of contexts and settings, dealing with learning environments and open spaces, communities and relationships, and advising and self-access language learning. They reveal what occurs beyond the classroom, how socializing agents support autonomous motivation and wellness, and how SDT can enhance our understanding of supporting language learner autonomy. It will be of interest to language teachers, university lecturers and learning advisors who are providing support outside the classroom, as well as to graduate students and researchers who are working in the fields of applied linguistics and TESOL.


Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning

Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning

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  • Author: Phil Benson
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317888081
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 285

The topics of autonomy and independence play an increasingly important role in language education. They raise issues such as learners' responsibility for their own learning, and their right to determine the direction of their own learning, the skills which can be learned and applied in self-directed learning and capacity for independent learning and the extents to which this can be suppressed by institutional education. This volume offers new insights into the principles of autonomy and independence and the practices associated with them focusing on the area of EFL teaching. The editors' introduction provides the context and outlines the main issues involved in autonomy and independence. Later chapters discuss the social and political implications of autonomy and independence and their effects on educational structures. The consequences for the design of learner-centred materials and methods is discussed, together with an exploration of the practical ways of implementing autonomy and independence in language teaching and learning . Each section of the book opens with an introduction to give structure to the development of ideas and themes, with synopses to highlight salient features in the text and help build upon the material of previous chapters.


Using Technology in Foreign Language Teaching

Using Technology in Foreign Language Teaching

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  • Author: Rahma Al-Mahrooqi
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443870048
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 320

Language learning is a complex and challenging endeavor. For students to achieve the desired proficiency in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) their institutions need to invest time, effort and huge resources in order to cater for different learning styles. To be cost effective, many language-teaching institutions strive to provide intensive foreign language (FL) instruction to reduce the time period needed to learn the target language. This explains the current interest in combining differe...


Language Learner Autonomy

Language Learner Autonomy

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  • Author: David Little
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
  • ISBN: 9781783098583
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This book combines detailed accounts of classroom practice with empirical and case-study research and a wide-ranging engagement with applied linguistic and pedagogical theory. Points for discussion encourage readers to relate the argument of each chapter to their own context, and the book concludes with some reflections on teacher education.


Enhancements and Limitations to ICT-Based Informal Language Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Enhancements and Limitations to ICT-Based Informal Language Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities

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  • Author: Ahmed, Rashad
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1799821188
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 201

In today’s modernized world, digital technology has taken the forefront in all aspects of society, including education. Students have access to numerous electronic devices, which has made online learning materials highly accessible. These technological impacts have blurred the distinction between formal and informal language learning methods. Informally learned English has lost proficiency when assessing student performance. Sizable research is necessary to study and understand the informal methods of language learning using technology. Enhancements and Limitations to ICT-Based Informal Language Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the implementation of technological opportunities within informal language teaching methods along with the drawbacks that limit its efficiency. While highlighting topics such as acculturation, student perception, and autonomous applications, this publication explores how learners perform ICT-based activities beyond the classroom and assesses the linguistic gains generated by informal ICT uses. This book is ideally designed for teachers, IT consultants, educational software developers, researchers, policymakers, and academic professionals seeking current research on technological techniques within second language learning and teaching.