--- Forwarded Message from Pamela DaGrossa <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:52:41 -1000 >From: Pamela DaGrossa <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: LLT call for papers >To: [log in to unmask] Language Learning & Technology Call for Papers Theme: Technology and Listening Comprehension Guest Editor: Philip Hubbard Developments in multimedia software and the Web offer a range of new opportunities for learners to develop listening proficiency in the target language. Multimedia programs combine digital audio, graphics, and video with an array of meaning aids and afford a high level of individual control, while the Web makes it possible for easy access to an assortment of listening experiences, including exposure to an unprecedented selection of unfiltered native speaker materials. This special issue of Language Learning & Technology aims at providing a variety of perspectives in this area through research articles and theoretical discussions in the domains of technology-based comprehension, language acquisition, and testing. Possible topics include, but are not limited to * a comprehensive literature review of technology and listening comprehension * theories or theoretical frameworks for aspects of computer-based listening * research on the link between computer-based activities that promote listening comprehension and those that promote language acquisition * studies on the utilization of authentic listening materials on the Web * studies of the efficacy of technology-based meaning aids (captions, glosses, graphics, translations, etc.) to support comprehension and acquisition * studies of the use of technology for the co-development of listening and reading proficiency * studies of the impact of listening and handheld technologies (mobile phones, MP3 players, etc.) on comprehension * research into the use of DVDs for language learning * computer-based testing of listening proficiency Please send an e-mail of intent with a 250 word abstract by May 1, 2005, to [log in to unmask] *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************