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Media in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Contributor(s): Chan, Wai Meng (Editor), Chin, Kwee Nyet (Editor), Nagami, Masanori (Editor)
ISBN: 161451013X     ISBN-13: 9781614510130
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
OUR PRICE:   $143.44  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching
Dewey: 418.007
LCCN: 2011020143
Series: Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [Ssfle]
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.75 lbs) 432 pages
 
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While educators and educational psychologists debate the influence of media on learning, there can be little doubt that media is now an integral constituent of any educational context. In particular, computer and internet media, with their immense processing power and multimedia capabilities, can have significant bearing on learning processes and outcomes in today's learning environment. Such media, which are increasingly designed to be highly interactive and adaptable, can enable reflective, productive and communicative activities and have much potential for foreign language learning.

The book contains 16 papers which look at different forms of media and explore how these affect or can be used effectively in foreign language education. The first of three parts focuses on important theoretical and pedagogical issues in selecting and using media. In the second part, insightful empirical research findings are presented on the contributions of different forms of media in language teaching and learning, including their effect on learners' learning motivation. The third and concluding part of the book provides in-depth accounts of how media can be harnessed to drive innovative curricular practice as well as students' evaluations of these curricular projects.