From: "Horn, Esther L" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Deadline Reminder - Call for Chapter Proposals CALICO 2015 Book Volume
Date: March 28, 2014 3:12:50 PM GMT+02:00
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*CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
The 2015 Volume in CALICO's Monograph Book Series.* *
Guest editors* *
Dr. Ed Dixon (University of Pennsylvania, USA) *
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Dr. Michael Thomas (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
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Book Title* *
Researching Language Learner Interaction Online: From Social Media
to MOOCs
Overview* *
This timely volume aims to publish new empirical research on
language learning in digitally-mediated environments and conceptual
chapters that address new research approaches for effectively
understanding the complex interactions taking place online. This
dual focus distinguishes the volume from existing books in the field
and is based on a recognition of the need for qualitative,
multimodal and mixed methods research approaches that aim to capture
a holistic understanding of learner interaction in online spaces.
According to advocates, social network sites and new learning spaces
like Coursera, Instreamia and other MOOCs are set to have an
unprecedented impact on educational practice and affect the ways
students engage with language and culture over the next decade. The
volume will also examine the process of language acquisition in
globally networked learning environments and the role that
international interactions play in enriching the language learning
experience and perspectives of world cultures. Chapter authors will
make important contributions towards a better understanding of how
international online interactions in online environments such as
social networking sites can achieve proficiency goals and aid
learner interaction, intercultural understanding and digital
literacy skills. Chapters are requested which explore how digital
environments provide learners with opportunities to:* *
* * Engage in meaningful conversations and exchange viewpoints
with like-minded learners worldwide;
** Compare one's own cultural reference with a multiplicity of
different cultural perspectives of the target language and culture;
** Connect with other disciplines through online courses that
offer professional and academic courses in foreign languages;
** Continue their study of the target language beyond the
school setting in multicultural online communities of practice.
In addition to discussing the potential contribution of MOOCs and
social networks in terms of enriching the language-learning
experience and preparing students for global citizenship through the
study of a foreign language, authors will address a multiplicity of
issues affecting language education at pedagogical and institutional
levels. At the pedagogical level, this volume will examine
instructional methods, learning strategies, student feedback, peer
assessment and lifelong learning. At the institutional level, we
will investigate issues of teacher readiness, accreditation and
articulation.* *
The volume will have two parts,* *
* * with the first addressing new approaches to researching
online CALL environments using digital technologies and applications
** and the second providing examples of empirical research on
learner interaction online e.g., in social networking sites such as
Livemocha, virtual worlds, telecollaboration, and online and blended
language learning contexts.
In the first stage, abstracts of no more than 250-300 words are
requested on the following or related topics:* *
* * Methods and approaches to language learning and teaching
in MOOCS, social networks and blended environments
** Cultural and social approaches to online language study
** Language learner interaction in virtual worlds
** Proficiency and assessment of online learners
** Microblogging and language learning
** Input and output in digital-learning environments
** Institutional readiness and professional development
** Accreditation, curricular integration and articulation
** Using digital video and screen capture software
** Eye tracking software and digital literacy
** Multimodal and new approaches to researching language
learning in social networks
** Big data and learner interaction
** The ethics of online research with language learners
Timeline:* *
First Call for Abstracts (1 March 2014)
Deadline for submission of abstracts (1 April 2014)
Notification of contributors (1 May 2014)
First draft of full papers to be submitted (1 October 2014)
Publication of the CALICO monograph (1 May 2015)
Potential authors are requested to submit an abstract of no more
than 300 words to the editors Ed Dixon and Michael Thomas. Authors
should also submit an academic biography of no more than 150 words
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review, successful authors will be invited to submit their full
paper in line with the schedule given above.*
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