Learning culture and language through ICTs methods for enhanced instruction /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Chang, Maiga, 1974-, Kuo, Chen-Wo.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Language and languages > Study and teaching > Technological innovations.; Cultural awareness > Study and teaching.; Computer-assisted instruction.; Chinese calligraphy; Chinese culture; Chinese language; Cultural e-learning; E-learning; E-learning courses; E-learning resources; Game-based learning; Information communication technologies; International collaboration
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This book offers an authoritative reference to the current progress of language and cultural e-learning, covering topics such as second language learning and computer learning principles.

Table of Contents:

• Online Synchronous English Learning from Activity Theory Perspectives / Lorna Uden, Nian-Shing Chen, Chun-Wang Wei, Jui-Chu Fan
• Supporting Learner Reflection in the Language Translation Class / Eva Lindgren, Kirk P.H. Sullivan, Mats Deutschmann, Anders Steinvall
• A Reading Evaluation Method for English as a Foreign Language Learners Based on Reading Performances / Katsunori Kotani, Takehiko Yoshimi, Takeshi Kutsumi, Ichiko Sata, Hitoshi Isahara
• Developing Hypertext Reading Materials for the Teaching of Arabic / Robert Ariew, Jeremy Palmer
• Culture and Language Learning in Computer-Enhanced or Assisted Language Learning / Bolanle A. Olaniran
• Achieving Cultural Acquiescence Through Foreign Language E-Learning / Indi Marie Williams, Heather N. Warren, Bolanle A. Olaniran
• Learning Cultural Heritage Through Information and Communication Technologies / Eleonora Pantano, Assunta Tavernise
• Using Blended Learning to Teach Foreign Brides Chinese / Wei-Peng Lien, Rita Kuo, Maiga Chang
• Exploring the Concept of Emergent Coherence in a Corpus of Korean EFL Texts / Terence Murphy
• The Role of Interactive Computer Graphics to Augment the Learning Experience of Cultural Heritage Within Museums and Expositions / Giuseppe Conti, Raffaele De Amicis, Gabrio Girardi, Michele Andreolli, Stefano Piffer
• A Mandarin E-Learning System in Pervasive Environment / Yue Ming, Jiao Tong, Zhenjiang Miao
• An Intelligent Web-Based Human-Computer Interaction System with Natural Language CSIEC and its Integration into English Instruction / Jiyou Jia
• Developing Electronic Portfolios in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment / Hamdi Erkunt
• Synthetic Speech in Computer-Enhanced Foreign Language Learning / Min Kang
• Culture-Based Language Learning Objects / Niki Lambropoulos, Martha Christopoulou
• Intercultural Dimensions in the Information Society / Nektaria Palaiologou
• Intercultural Collaborative Project-Based Learning in Online Environments / Karen L. Murphy, Yakut Gazi, Lauren Cifuentes
• Seven Principles of Good Practice for Virtual International Collaboration / Diane Boehm, Lilianna Aniola-Jedrzejek
• Communication Barriers and Conflicts in Cross-Cultural E-Learning / Rita Zaltsman.