Description
The latest advances and trends in technology have enabled rapid development in the field of language education. Students and teachers alike now benefit from the assistance of various technological innovations, thus increasing the overall effectiveness of the curriculum.
The Handbook of Research on Individual Differences in Computer-Assisted Language Learning addresses the implementation of current research methodologies within EFL and ESL classroom settings and the variety of modifications employed by language experts. Focusing on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies, this book is an essential reference source for applied linguists, CALL researchers, language teachers, and upper-level students within the field of foreign language education.
Reviews and Testimonials
Divided into four areas—"Review Articles," "Qualitative Researcher," "Mixed Methods Research," and "Quantitative Research"—the 20 essays [within this title] focus mostly on EFL in various countries (Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, India, Brazil). Topics include integration of CALL in teacher-training programs, individual learners’ profiles in online learning, writing in the blogosphere, corpora and cognitive styles, writing/tutoring peer feedback online, wikis, anxiety with reading online, to name just a few. Also considered are factors affecting language learning through technology, such as culture, native language, gender, personality, and learning styles. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.
– C. Machado, Norwalk Community College, Choice Magazine
Author's/Editor's Biography
Mehrak Rahimi (Ed.)
Mehrak Rahimi is an assistant professor of Applied Linguistics. She has been working in English Department of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University from 2004 to the present. Her main areas of research are computer-assisted language learning (CALL), foreign language teacher education, language teaching methodology, and language materials development. Some of the courses she has taught include Language Teaching Methodology, Practice Teaching, Applied Linguistics, Technology Use in Language Classes, and Curriculum Design and Materials Evaluation. She has published in international journals such as Asian EFL Journal, Asia Pacific Education Review, and Computers in Human Behavior. She is the reviewer of some international peer-reviewed journals as well.