Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms

ISBN-13: 9781137536853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 407 str.

Don Hinkelman

Opis

This book analyses the classroom blending of face-to-face and online technologies in the teaching and learning of second languages. Its theoretical framework integrates the rapidly changing and developing fields of both applied linguistics and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). It examines such themes as the normalization of the computer and the rise of mobile devices, the development of open educational resources, flipped learning, gamification, and the increased focus on communication and problem-solving tasks in class. The author illustrates how the design or 'bricolage' of blended learning is part of a radical shift in our conceptualisation of the learning environment. Building on the framework established in its first edition, this book will appeal to teachers-in-training, scholars and practitioners of second language education.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Evolution of Blended Learning

Chapter 2. Understanding Technologies

Chapter 3. Learning Metaphors and Ecologies

Chapter 4. Designs for Blended Language Learning

Chapter 5. Strategies for Blended Learning

Chapter 6. Assessments for Blended Learning

Chapter 7. Principles of Research in Blended Environments

Chapter 8. Action Research in Blended Environments

Chapter 9. Ethnographic Research in Blended Environments

Chapter 10. Blended Technologies in Practice

Chapter 11. Blended Language Lessons in Practice

Chapter 12. Blended Programs in Practice

O autorze

Don Hinkelman is Professor at Sapporo Gakuin University, Japan, where he administers an EFL program in oral and written communication. He promotes collaborative faculty development through the Moodle Association of Japan and other teaching associations. His research encompasses all aspects of foreign language education, and he is especially interested in team authoring of blended cloud and face-to-face teaching resources and materials.