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Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language Learning Second Edition
Author(s): Robert J. Blake (Author, Contributor), Claire Kramsch (Foreword, Contributor)
- Publisher: Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date: 1 July 2013
- Edition: Second
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 1589019768
- ISBN-13: 9781589019768
Book Description
Brave New Digital Classroom deftly interweaves results of pedagogical research and descriptions of the most successful computer-assisted language learning (CALL) projects to explore how technology can be be employed in the foreign-language curriculum to assist the second language acquisition process. Directed at all language teachers, from the school to postsecondary levels, the book is ideal for graduate-level courses on second language pedagogy. It also serves as an invaluable reference for experienced researchers, CALL developers, department chairs, and administrators. This new edition is completely updated to reflect changes in technology and the latest research on foreign language learning. It also includes a new chapter on social networking and another on electronic games in language learning. The enhanced ebook includes a video for each chapter that supplements coverage in the written text. The videos feature three talks by the author, interviews conducted by the author with Claire Kramsch and Gabriel Guillen, talks by Phil Hubbard and Paul Rama, and a discussion with two students led by Rick Kern.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A cohesive, updated overview of how technology can be effectively used in second and foreign language teaching and learning. This book serves as a useful handbook for a wide audience including all language teachers.
Blake succeeds in painting the possibilities of technology integration for those contemplating its use in the classroom. The book is suitable for multiple audiences, including the methods courses, in which it could serve as a springboard for further discussion of appropriate and meaningful use of technology in language learning.
No education collection should be without this guide on how to proceed.
About the Author
Robert J. Blake is director of the UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching, professor of Spanish and classics, and chair, Designated Emphasis in Second Language Acquisition, at the University of California, Davis.
