Autore	Porte Graeme Keith
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (335 p.)
Disciplina	418.007/2
Collana	Language learning & language teaching
Soggetto topico	Second language acquisition - Research - Methodology Language acquisition - Research - Methodology
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-89737-3 9786612897375 90-272-8796-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (417 p.)
Disciplina	401.93
Altri autori (Persone)	ThomasMichael <1969-> ReindersHayo WarschauerMark
Collana	Contemporary studies in linguistics
Soggetto topico	Language and languages - Computer-assisted instruction - Research Language and languages - Research - Methodology Language acquisition - Research - Methodology
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-85336-1 1-4411-3450-6 1-4411-1300-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword; List of figures and tables; 1 Contemporary computer-assisted language learning: The role of digital media and incremental change; Summary; Introduction; Contemporary CALL: An exemplary case study; Aspects of contemporary CALL; Digital media and social CALL; Conclusion; PART ONE The CALL context; Section introduction; 2 Historical perspectives on CALL; Summary; Introduction; Origin of the term CALL; Early CALL: 1960's to 1970's; CALL and the microcomputer: The 1980's; Repositioning CALL: The 1990's CALL and Web 2.0: The 2000's Conclusions; 3 Researching language learning in the age of social media; Summary; Introduction; Traditions; Environments, socio/affective dimensions and pedagogical processes; Conclusion, future directions; 4 Second language teacher education for CALL: An alignment of practice and theory; Summary; Introduction; The broad domain; Second language teacher education for CALL; The sociocultural in SLTE for CALL; Sociocultural theory; Activity theory; The Cambridge study; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; 5 Research on computers in language testing: Past, present and future Summary Introduction; Overviews of CBLT; CBLT delivery; CBLT content; Example CBLT's; Conclusions; 6 Materials design in CALL: Social presence in online environments; Summary; Introduction; Social presence; The project: Set-up, participants, methodology and task design; Some findings; Conclusions; PART TWO CALL learning environments; Section introduction; 7 Telecollaboration and CALL; Summary; Introduction; The origins of telecollaboration; Models of telecollaborative exchange; Areas of telecollaborative research; Telecollaboration 2.0: Current approaches and research; Conclusions 8 Distance CALL online Summary; Introduction; What is distance CALL?; An integrated model of distance language learning; DCALL research seen through the integrated model; Current and future directions; 9 Language learning in virtual worlds: Research and practice; Summary; Introduction; A history and overview of VWs; Research on virtual worlds; Potential barriers to language learning in VWs; Primary education in virtual worlds: To Rez or not to Rez?; Conclusions; 10 Digital games and language learning; Summary; Introduction; Emerging initiatives on digital game-based learning Adaption of commercial off the shelf (COTS) games Design of serious educational language learning games; Future development and research directions; 11 Mobile-assisted language learning; Summary; Introduction; Enabling aspects of mobile learning; Uses of mobile devices in language learning; Issues of concern with mobile learning; Emerging directions; Conclusions; 12 CALL in low-tech contexts; Summary; Introduction; Definition of low-technology contexts; Overview of how technology has been used in educational settings in the last few decades; CALL and low-tech environments How to use CALL in low-tech contexts
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462561703321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c2008
Descrizione fisica	xviii, 190 p. : ill
Disciplina	401/.930285
Altri autori (Persone)	SekerinaI. A <1961-> (Irina A.) FernándezEva M ClahsenHarald
Collana	Language acquisition and language disorders
Soggetto topico	Language acquisition - Data processing Language acquisition - Research - Methodology
ISBN	9786612152160 9781282152168 1282152165 9789027291509 9027291500
Classificazione	ER 920
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Developmental Psycholinguistics -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- References -- List of contributors -- Behavioral methods for investigating morphological and syntactic processing in children -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Behavioral methods for studying grammatical comprehension -- 3. Behavioral methods for studying language production -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Event-related brain potentials as a window to children's language processing -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The method of event-related brain potentials -- 3. Developmental stages in language acquisition and their associated ERP components -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Future objectives -- References -- Appendix to Chapter 2 -- Using eye movements as a developmental measure within psycholinguistics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The visual world paradigm and developmental psycholinguistics -- 3. Linking assumptions -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Looking while listening -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From preference to reference: A nuts-and-bolts overview of the looking-while-listening paradigm -- 3. Analyzing eye movement data from the looking-while-listening paradigm -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- What lurks beneath -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Using syntactic priming to study abstraction in children's production -- 3. Studying priming during comprehension -- 4. Verifying syntactic priming in adult comprehension -- 5. Syntactic priming in preschoolers -- 6. Identifying the locus of priming effects in children -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Language acquisition research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- the series Language Acquisition and Language Disorders.
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Autore	Porte Graeme Keith
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (335 p.)
Disciplina	418.007/2
Collana	Language learning & language teaching
Soggetto topico	Second language acquisition - Research - Methodology Language acquisition - Research - Methodology
ISBN	9786612897375 9781282897373 1282897373 9789027287960 9027287961
Classificazione	ER 925
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Appraising Research in Second Language Learning -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Why do we need to appraise research? -- Who is this book for? -- How is the material to be used? -- How to use the textbook section -- How to use the workbook section -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the second edition -- Textbook and worked sample appraisals -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 2. Introduction -- 2.1. The background to the problem -- 2.2. The problem statement -- 2.3. Initial indication of variables in the problem statement -- 2.4. Stated contribution to theory and practice -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 3. Introduction -- 3.1. Relevance and importance of work cited -- 3.2. Critical address of the literature -- 3.3. Relating the review to the background statement -- 3.4. Time period covered in review -- 3.5. Empirical studies covered in review -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 4. Introduction -- 4.1. Research questions and hypotheses -- 4.2. Nature of the research questions -- 4.3. Nature of the research hypotheses -- 4.4. General appraisal of the research question/hypotheses -- 4.5. Identification of variables -- 4.6. Variables potentially affecting findings -- 4.7. Operational definitions -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 5. Method -- 5.1. Descriptive data: Participants -- 5.2. Descriptive data: Groups -- 5.3. Threats to internal validity -- 5.4. Threats to external validity -- 5.5. Descriptive data: Materials -- 5.6. Instruments of measurement: Reliability -- 5.7. Instruments of measurement: Validity -- 5.8. Realisation of main variables -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 6. Method -- Observations -- 6.1. Procedures: timing of events -- 6.2. Procedures: Test or practice effects -- 6.3. Procedures: Ethical issues and instructions to participants. 6.4. Procedures: Reactivity -- 6.5. Procedures: Environmental conditions -- 6.6. Research design: Design boxes -- 6.7. Research design: Classifications -- Worked sample appraisal -- Procedures and research design 2 -- Chapter 7. Method -- 7.1. Data analysis: Description of procedures -- 7.2. Data analysis: Appropriateness of procedures -- 7.3. Data analysis: Statistical assumptions -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 8. Results -- 8.1. Adequacy of data provided -- 8.2. Graphical displays of results -- 8.3. Descriptive statistics -- 8.4. Statistical procedures -- 8.4.1 Correlation -- 8.4.2 Regression -- 8.4.3 t-tests -- 8.5. Explanations of data -- 8.6. Effect size -- 8.7. Other statistical procedures -- Analyses of variance -- 8.8. Practical significance and meaningfulness -- Worked sample appraisal -- Chapter 9. Discussion and conclusions -- 9.1. Outcomes in terms of the original research questions/hypotheses -- 9.2. Inferences drawn from outcomes -- 9.3. Outcomes related to literature review -- 9.4. Limitations and future research -- 9.5. Practical implications -- 9.6. Assessment of overall confidence -- Worked sample appraisal -- Workbook -- Workbook (guided and unguided appraisals) -- Abstract 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Abstract 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- The background to the problem and the problem statement 3 (Guided appraisal) -- The background to the problem and the problem statement 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- The review of the literature 3 (Guided appraisal) -- The review of the literature 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- Research questions and variables 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Research questions and variables 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- Participants and materials 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Participants and materials 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- Procedures and research design 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Procedures and research design 4 (Unguided appraisal). Results: The nature and presentation of findings 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Results: The nature and presentation of findings 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- Discussion and conclusions 3 (Guided appraisal) -- Discussion and conclusions 4 (Unguided appraisal) -- Glossary of key terms in quantitative research -- Appendices -- Appendix I Flow Chart -- Appendix II Table of Assumptions for Popular Statistical Tests -- Appendix III Useful statistical tables -- Further reading -- Index of main subject entries in textbook -- The series Language Learning & -- Language Teaching.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910974981003321