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

• Published in: Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design pp. 82 - 100
• Main Author: Liu, Gi-Zen
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2011; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• 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

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...