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>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:34:03 -0500
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>Subject: Call for Papers
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"World Language Teaching and Learning in the N-Generation: Issues and
Perspectives"
Don Tapscott, in his book Growing Up Digital (1998), coined the term
"Net Generation" in reference to the group of young people who have
grown up immersed in a digital- and internet-driven world. While the
exact years of birth for those included in this generation is debated,
the idea is that it includes those born between 1976 and 2001, being
comprised, then, of some 88 million members. Others, in reference to
these children of the Baby Boomers, have called them the N-Generation,
the Y-Generation, or the Millennials. Certainly, there is no definitive
agreement about the chronological composition, or labeling, of this
group, but it is readily apparent that to reach and teach these
individuals, traditional pedagogical techniques need to be revisited.
To that end, the editors are requesting submission of manuscripts for a
monograph tentatively entitled: "World Language Teaching and Learning in
the N-Generation: Issues and Perspectives." This volume will focus on
the research, practices, and professional interests/isssues of world
language instructors, researchers, administrators, and language lab
directors concerned with the teaching and learning of world languages at
all levels of instruction. Manuscripts may include, but are not limited
to, data-based research studies, policy essays, revised/new
methodologies, curriculum studies, technological implementations and/or
practical applications within the world language classroom. Contributors
are invited to address issues such as the use of the internet, Ipods,
Xpods, video streaming, e-mail, instant messaging, IM language, Telnet,
wikis, cell phones, online or hybrid courses, etc. and how these are
used in and/or affect world language teaching and learning. Deadline for
submission is January 15, 2008.
Submit manuscripts in electronic form, either as Word or WordPerfect
document (e-mail attachment or on diskette), or address questions, to:
Dr. Raquel Oxford
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
phone: 414-229-5994
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
OR
Dr. Jeffrey Oxford
Spanish and Portuguese
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
phone: 414-229-4257
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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