Zhao (Michigan State U.) presents a collection of 17 articles reporting on empirical studies on the effective use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Written by 27 academics and researchers, all but one from the U.S., the majority of the articles were previously published in scholarly journals and books. Following an overview of research

Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice will be an edited volume that will include an array of research-based chapters that not only further the field of second/foreign language research, but that also provide practical implications to language classrooms in international and national settings. Unlike previous anthologies in second/foreign language research, this proposed volume will present studies from various research paradigms: quantitative, qualitative, teacher-research, and mixed-methods research. Each of these three sections is tied together by the overall theme...

Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice will be an edited volume that will include an array of research-basedchapters that not only further the field of second/foreign language research, but that also provide practical implications to language classroomsin international and national settings.Unlike previous anthologies in second/foreign language research, this proposed volume will present studies from various research paradigms: quantitative, qualitative, teacher-research, and mixed-methods research. Each of these three sections is tied together by the overalltheme of...

Part of the Research in Second Language Learning series, this book addresses such issues as: teaching a foreign language to at-risk learners; literacy in digital environments; electronic message boards in the foreign language classroom; and advanced second language readers' inferencing.

Part of the Research in Second Language Learning series, this book addresses such issues as: teaching a foreign language to at-risk learners; literacy in digital environments; electronic message boards in the foreign language classroom; and advanced second language readers' inferencing.

Part of the Research in Second Language Learning series, this book is divided into two parts: interdisciplinary perspectives on culture teaching and learning in the second language curriculum; and integrating culture into the second language curriculum.

Part of the Research in Second Language Learning series, this book is divided into two parts: interdisciplinary perspectives on culture teaching and learning in the second language curriculum; and integrating culture into the second language curriculum.