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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.


   
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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