A Review of Technology Choice for Teaching Language Skills and Areas in the CALL Literature

Autor/in	Stockwell, Glenn
Titel	A Review of Technology Choice for Teaching Language Skills and Areas in the CALL Literature
Quelle	In: ReCALL, 19 (2007) 2, S.105-120 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-3440
DOI	10.1017/S0958344007000225
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Language Skills; Researchers; Educational Objectives; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Researcher; Forscher; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The use of technology in language teaching and learning has been the focus of a number of recent research review studies, including developments in technology and CALL research (Zhao, 2003), CALL as an academic discipline (Debski, 2003), ICT effectiveness (Felix, 2005), and subject characteristics in CALL research (Hubbard, 2005), to name a few. Such studies have contributed to clarifying how language learning technologies have been investigated, but questions remain regarding how these technologies have been used in achieving learning objectives. In other words, what technologies do CALL practitioners select for the teaching of a certain language skill or area such as listening, grammar or pronunciation? Are the decisions to use these technologies made on pedagogical grounds, or alternatively, are there other aspects that are more instrumental in influencing what is used in the language classroom? The purpose of this study is to review the literature to examine what technologies are used in the teaching of the language skills and areas. All empirical research articles appearing in four major English-language journals in the field of CALL ("CALICO Journal," "CALL," "Language Learning & Technology," and "ReCALL") from 2001 to 2005 were examined and the results collated to determine (1) what types of technologies are being used in the teaching of specific language skills and areas, (2) whether researchers had a clear idea in mind regarding their choice of technology or technologies in relation to their learning objectives, and (3) whether the researchers attempted to capitalise upon the features inherent in the technology or technologies as opposed to traditional, non-CALL means. The paper concludes with a discussion of the relationship between technology and pedagogical goals. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10