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From: "Horn, Esther L" <[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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