REPORT 1:
Literature Review in Languages,
Technology and Learning
A Report for Futurelab James Milton, Centre for Applied Language Studies University of Wales, Swansea
AIMS
This review is intended to provide:
1 a sound theoretical and empirically informed basis for prototype development of digital learning resources to support language teaching and learning
2 a sound theoretical and empirically informed basis for informing policy on teaching and learning languages with ICT
3 a basis for communication between the educational research community and the commercial sector on the subject of teaching and learning languages with ICT

This report has been designed to enable both rapid identification of the key findings and in-depth exploration of the literature.
The key findings and implications of the report are presented within the Executive Summary and Implications Sections. The main body of the review enables readers to explore in more detail the background to these headline issues.
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CONTENTS:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2 APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION
SECTION 3 APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE LEARNING
SECTION 4 APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING
SECTION 5 LEARNER VARIATION
SECTION 6 TENETS OF GOOD TEACHING AND GOOD TEACHING MATERIALS
SECTION 7 RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGY'S FUTURE DIRECTION
SECTION 8 OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION
SECTION 9 UK GOVERNMENT AND EUROPEAN POLICY AND RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
SECTION 10 SUMMARY OF IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE, CURRICULUM
DESIGN AND DESIGN OF LEARNING RESOURCES
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
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