Announcing the newest publications from the NFLRC (most of them free): *1) Noticing and second language acquisition: Studies in honor of Richard Schmidt* by Bergsleithner, J. M., Frota, S. N., & Yoshioka, J. K. (Eds.)* * This volume celebrates the life and groundbreaking work of Richard Schmidt, the developer of the influential Noticing Hypothesis in the field of second language acquisition. The 19 chapters encompass a compelling collection of cutting-edge research studies exploring such constructs as noticing, attention, and awareness from multiple perspectives, which expand, fine tune, sometimes support, and sometimes challenge Schmidt’s seminal ideas and take research on noticing in exciting new directions. *2) Practical Assessment Tools for College Japanese* by Kondo-Brown, K., Brown, J. D., & Tominaga, W. (Eds.) Each of the 21 modules presents a practical assessment idea that can be adopted or adapted for the reader’s own formative or summative assessment of their Japanese language learners. For ease of use, each module is organized in approximately the same way including background information, aims, levels, assessment times, resources, procedures, caveats and options, references, and other appended information. *3) Language Learning & Technology, Volume 17, Number 3 (October 2013) - Special Issue on Mobile-Assisted Language Learning* *Guest Editors - Susana Sotillo and Glenn Stockwell** * * * * * *4) Reading in a Foreign Language, Volume 25, Number 2 (October 2013)* * * * * For more information on each, visit the NFLRC website: * * *http://nflrc.hawaii.edu* * * * * * * -- Jim Yoshioka Program Coordinator ************************************************************ *National Foreign Language Resource Center* University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 1859 East-West Road #106 Honolulu, HI 96822-2322 Phone: 808-956-9424 Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu NFLRC Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/NFLRC/ NFLRC YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/nflrchawaii ************************************************************