The Blended Language Learning Course in Taiwan: Issues and Challenges of Instructional Design

Humans use language in various forms for communication for many purposes (Graddol, 2004; Szathmary & Szamado, 2008). We are living in a networked society in which information and communication technologies (ICT) are used in many situations, fields, and contexts to facilitate language learning, i...

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Published inCase Studies in Language Curriculum Design pp. 82 - 100
Main Author Liu, Gi-Zen
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2011
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Bilingualism & multilingualism
ELT: teaching theory & methods
Language teaching theory & methods
Instructional Practitioners
Foster Language Development
Soft Technologies
Academic Word List
Electronic Dictionaries
ICT Integration
Preferred Work Goals
ESOL
Innovative ICT
Spanish Language
Cut Edge ICT
Call Program
Internet Based Learning Environment
Tell
Hard Technologies
Ro Om
IELTS Score
Effective ICT
Productive Language Abilities
NCKU
Context Aware Ubiquitous Learning
IELTS Testing
Grade Level Content Expectations
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Summary:Humans use language in various forms for communication for many purposes (Graddol, 2004; Szathmary & Szamado, 2008). We are living in a networked society in which information and communication technologies (ICT) are used in many situations, fields, and contexts to facilitate language learning, including the first and other languages. Technology enhanced language learning (TELL) is a trans-disciplinary field that has been influencing human language development in various academic subjects and areas for more than half a century. Since the 1990s, ICT-embedded language learning has been the most widely used form of TELL. In addition, the English language has been identified as "power on the Internet" (Flammia & Saunders, 2007), and in non-English-speaking countries English as a foreign language (EFL) or English as an international language (EIL) dominates the international use and spread of information and knowledge in many fields and contexts (Crystal, 2003; Graddol, 2000, 2004, 2006). Innovative ICT (Becta, 2004; Hill & Vasudevan, 2008) has opened the door for exploring culture-rich language learning materials, practicing receptive and productive language abilities, and promoting frequent language use in two-way communication.
ISBN:9780415882316
0415882311
041588232X
9780415882323
DOI:10.4324/9780203847855-8