{"title":"CAMILLE: Travailler en France Module 2: l'acte de vente","authors":"Kathryn Murphy-Judy","doi":"10.1558/cj.34955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.34955","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125596273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Rosetta Stone Language Library: Italiano I","authors":"R. Lampugnani","doi":"10.1558/CJ.34883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/CJ.34883","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"127 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123348214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GIFT: French Grammar at Your Own Pace","authors":"Sonja Moore","doi":"10.1558/cj.34846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.34846","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128117614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"See it, hear it, say it!","authors":"Debra Hoven","doi":"10.1558/cj.34825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.34825","url":null,"abstract":"The advertised Help/Options features of See It, Hear It, SAY IT! include: the user can select from male or female voice as the pronunciation model (to accommodate user preference); at the beginning of each session, the user can adjust the ‘Vocabulary Level’ to a higher level of difficulty than in previous sessions. Information is provided on how these difficulty levels, and the collection of the ‘most commonly used words were determined in the Teacher’s guide, in a separate document on the CD. Learners, however, do not have easy access to this information; the number of new words added to the practice session, or ‘Rebound Rate’ can be increased or decreased (though learners do not have access to a list of new and revised words, or a list of the words they have mistaken in any activity); the response time can be adjusted through the ‘Interaction Speed’ option on the control panel (but not during an activity); the level of pronunciation accuracy with which the program recognises users’ attempts can be adjusted as users become more proficient; There is also a note that localized versions provide bilingual support in some countries. While it is good to see new technology being incorporated into language learning programs so quickly, this reviewer feels that more attention needs to be paid to the pedagogical value behind the kinds of activities offered, and the methodology of the instructional design employed. On the pedagogy side, complete sentences providing more context for learners would be preferable to the single, isolated words currently offered. It is well established that the provision of context, either visual or aural, can enhance memory and recall. In addition, this reviewer questions the pedagogical value of only providing activities that require the use of memory/recall learning strategies, when these strategies have been shown to be less effective for the development of higher level processing. Another pedagogical problem is the restriction on learners to two attempts at any item, and the lack of a capacity to backtrack or revise, based on an individual learner's attempts in an activity. In order to cater for individual learner differences and to take better advantage of the computer to offer flexible delivery and self-paced learning, it is necessary to provide flexibility for this in the instructional design. From the perspective of instructional design, navigation and orientation could be improved for learners by creating the capacity to display help and supplementary features in windows on the main screen, rather than replacing the main screen. More facility to backtrack, repeat components of an activity, and exit more readily also need to be incorporated. Perhaps a reduced use of 'bells and whistles' such as sounds and animation sequences, and reduced number of on-screen icons might also provide a calmer atmosphere for learning. Finally, a note in the documentation and advertising material about the north American pronunciation focu","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133268649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Captioned Media in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing as Tools for Language Learning . Edited by Robert Vanderplank","authors":"Margherita Berti","doi":"10.1558/CJ.34309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/CJ.34309","url":null,"abstract":"Captioned Media in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing as Tools for Language LearningEdited by Robert VanderplankLondon: Palgrave MacmillanUS $100.00ISBN 9781137500441 (Hardback)269 pages2016","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114629738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Practical Guide to Integrating Technology into Task-Based Language Teaching","authors":"Edward Dixon","doi":"10.1558/CJ.33433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/CJ.33433","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115540659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CALL for Bridges between School and Academia by Anna Turula and Maria Chojnacka (eds.)","authors":"Hie-myung Jo","doi":"10.1558/CJ.32848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/CJ.32848","url":null,"abstract":"CALL for Bridges between School and AcademiaEdited by Anna Turula and Maria ChojnackaBern: Peter LangUS $52.95ISBN 9783631663356 (Hardback)189 pages2015","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"515 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132719849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How do stakeholder groups’ views vary on technology in language learning?","authors":"J. Trace, J. D. Brown, Julio C. Rodríguez","doi":"10.1558/CJ.32211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1558/CJ.32211","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines how technology is perceived by different stakeholder groups in The Language Flagship programs. We administered questionnaires to three stakeholder groups: 14 directors, 34 instructors, and 100 learners at a variety of institutions with three goals: (a) to investigate what technologies the directors, instructors, and learners find useful for language instruction; (b) to explore how and to what degree the perceptions of the directors, instructors, and learners agree about technologies they think use; and (c) to study how learners’ views vary with regard to the value of various technologies for language learning inside and outside the classroom.","PeriodicalId":357125,"journal":{"name":"the CALICO Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129697573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}