Includes bibliographical references.

SUMMARY:

"This book is divided into five parts. Part I includes three previously published articles and one specifically written for this book. Two of the three previously articles are reviews of the literature from different perspectives and employ different review methodology. And the other one is a theoretical article discussing research paradigms and methods for CALL.The one written for this book discusses scientific research in general. The goal of part I is to give an overview of research and development issues in the field of using technology to improve language education. Part II through Part V are organized according to the ways technology can be uses to enhance language learning, each with an introductory chapter that elaborates the theoretical foundations and relevant second language acquisition (SLA) literature that support the technology used included in the respective part. Specifically, Part II includes five studies that examined the effectiveness of using technology to improve input. Part III includes three studies that explored how to use technology to support communicative practice and Part IV includes three articles that studied the use of technology to improve feedback.

Part V includes one study that explored the use of technology to construct a system-level language learning environment. The book concludes with a chapter that discusses future directions of research in light of emerging trends of technology development and expected changes of using technology in languages education." (Preface, x-xi)

CONTENTS:

1. Guiding Principles for Scientific Inquiry and Implications for Research on Technology and Language Education / Yong Zhao

2. Recent Developments in Technology and Language Learning: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis / CALICO Journal

3. CALL in the Year 2000 : Still in Search of Research Paradigms? /
Carol Chapelle

4. The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching : A Retrospective /
M. Rafael Salaberry

Part 2 : Enhancing Input through Technology

Introduction : The Importance of Input and the Potential of Technology for Enhancing Input /
Chun Lai and Yong Zhao

5. Research on Text Comprehension in Multimedia Environments /
Dorothy M. Chun and Jan L. Plass

6. The Effect of Multimedia Annotation Modes on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: A Comparative Study /
Khalid Al-Seghayer

7. The Effects of Listeners' Control of Speech rate on Second Language Comprehension /
Yong Zhao

8. Using Instructional Video to Teach Culture to Beginning Foreign Language Students /
Carol Herron, Steven P. Cole, Cathleen Corrie, and Sebastien Dubreil

9. Leveling the Playing Field : A Study of Captioned Interactive Video for Second Language Learning / Peter Shea

Part 3 : Engaging Learners in Communicative Practices through Technology

Introduction : The Role of Communicative Practices and Talking with and Through the Computer / Chun Lai

10. Virtual Dialogues with Native Speakers : The Evaluation of an Interactive Multimedia Method / William G. Harless, Marcia A. Zier, and Robert C. Duncan

11. The Non-Neutrality of Technology : A Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Study of Computer Mediated Communication Technologies / Yong Zhao, Maria José Alvarez-Torres, Bryan Smith, and Hueyshan Sophia Tan

12. Preliminary Tests of Language Learning in a Speech-Interactive Graphics Micro-world / V. Melissa Holland, Jonathan D. Kaplan, and Mark A. Sabol

Part 4 : Providing Feedback through Technology

Introduction : The Role of Feedback and Technology in SLA / Chun Lai

13. The Use of Speech Recognition Software as an English Language Oral Assessment Instrument : An Explanatory Study / David Coniam

14. Exploiting the Potential of a computer-based Grammar Checker in Conjunction with Self-Monitoring Strategies with Advanced Level Students of French /
Jack Burston

15. Explicit Pronunciation Training Using Automatic Speech Recognition Technology / Jonathan Dalby and Diane Kewley-Port

Part 5 : Creating a Language Education Environment with Technology

Introduction : The Essence of Second Language Education and Technology Intergration / Chun Lai and Yong Zhao

16. Using the Web in Elementary French and German Courses : Quantitative and Qualitative Study Results /
Anne Green and Bonnie Earnest Youngs

17. The Future of Research in Technology and Second Language Education : Challenges and Possibilities / Yong Zhao