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Online Gaming As Sociable Media, Steven L. Thorne
Online Gaming As Sociable Media, Steven L. Thorne
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
Over much of the world, contemporary communicative practices are mediated by a wide range of digital technologies that support speech, image, video, and of course textual literacies. In dialectic tension with the rapid growth in digital information and communication media, Internet information and communication technologies have amplified conventional communicative practices in terms of breadth, impact and speed and have also enabled the emergence of new communicative, cultural and cognitive practices. These practices form dynamic cultures-of-use - that is, communication tools and the human activities they mediate co-evolve (Thorne, 2003). This article begins with a review of contradictory appraisals of digital …
Computer Assisted Language Learning, Mary G. Kosta
Computer Assisted Language Learning, Mary G. Kosta
Mary G Kosta
This paper will review natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence in CALL. We will begin by surveying how these technologies can be used to teach the different language skills: speaking, listening, lexis, syntax, semantics and literacy. Examples of various NLP and ICALL systems will be provided, and ideal systems will be discussed for evaluation purposes. We will look at how NLP and ICALL systems can be incorporated in different instructional methods, and address issues with respect to conflicting teaching approaches. Next, we will discuss the effectiveness of CALL in language teaching and learning, and developmental problems facing NLP and …