LINGUIST List 22.4312 Mon Oct 31 2011 FYI: Book Chapter Call: Computer-Assisted Lang Teaching Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Bin Zou , Book Chapter Call: Computer-Assisted Lang Teaching Message 1: Book Chapter Call: Computer-Assisted Lang Teaching Date: 29-Oct-2011 From: Bin Zou <bin.zouxjtlu.edu.cn> Subject: Book Chapter Call: Computer-Assisted Lang Teaching E-mail this message to a friend Proposal Submission Deadline: November15, 2011 Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Technological Advances A book edited by Dr Bin ZOU, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Dr Minjie XING, University of Manchester, UK Dr Catherine Hua XIANG, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Dr Yuping WANG, Griffith University, Australia Dr Mingyu SUN, University of Wisconsin, USA To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi- global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookchapters/c allforchapterdetails.aspx?callforcontentid=71fcd7a3-13ee-4d38-b2cf- 5fc0c1294b03 Introduction This book offers a unique way for budding foreign language teachers to gain the skills they need to succeed in their teaching with computer- assisted language learning (CALL) context/Web 2.0 environments/an e-learning dimension. A number of foreign languages including Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, etc and good e-learning practice and research are included, thus offers insights and implications for all. The chapters in this book cover an overview of CALL, mobile learning, comparison of traditional and virtual classrooms, corpus-based studies, e-learning resources and using Web 2.0 tools as open platforms for social learning. These chapters report on original research or present an original framework that links foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and most widely used e-learning. The chapters present results of surveys with empirical data on actual language teaching outcomes with pedagogical procedures and implications. Commentaries that discuss interesting opinions on issues related to foreign language teaching and e-learning are also included. Recommended Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: - CALL and Foreign language acquisition - Computer-mediated communication - Learners’ beliefs in CALL - E-learning materials development for foreign language learning - Collaborative learning in Web 2.0 environments - Social networking in language learning and teaching - Computer games in language learning - Mobile learning - Corpora in learning and teaching - Using Web 2.0 tools in Foreign learning and teaching - E-assessment - Distance language learning - Software program design - Online program design - Teacher support in CALL Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 15, 2011, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their proposed chapter. They are required to explain how their chapter will meet the objectives of the book and to provide the provisional structure of their proposed chapter (name and indicative content of each section). Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 15, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 15, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group, Inc.)。 For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013. Important Dates: November 15, 2011: Proposals Submission Deadline December 15, 2011: Notification of Acceptance February 15, 2012: Full Chapter Submission April 15, 2012: Review Results Returned June 15, 2012: Final Chapter Submission July 15, 2012: Final Deadline Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded by e-mail to: Dr. Bin Zou English Language Centre Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University No.111 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province P.R. China 215123 E-mail: bin.zouxjtlu.edu.cn Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 31-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.