Computers and Modern Language Studies - Ellis Horwood Series in New Technologies in Training.

This picture of the current state-of-the-art draws on a broad range of international experience in computer and modern language teaching. It covers the gap left by scattered papers in journals on individual programs and theoretical introductory texts.;Reflecting the increasing educational uses of computers, and ways in which modern language teaching has utilized such technology, the book is concerned with the advanced or mature student learning a new language, eg Russian or Arabic. The coverage varies between pedagogical activities as different as retrieving information from newspaper databases, or international politico-economic simulations on the one hand, to grammatical drills and the acquisition of reading skills in foreign scripts on the other. From the numerous examples and reviews of existing materials, and the more theoretical details of desirable techniques, potential users of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials will be guided in their choice of software or will gather valuable suggestions for producing or improving their own.