Twenty-first century students live within a pervasive digital environment. Making use of digital and computer-based tools is essential to successful foreign language learning.
Intelligent Design of Interactive Multimedia Listening Software explores unique strategies for the development and design of digital and multimedia learning tools aimed at helping students engage with course material in a technology rich world. With a focus on computer-assisted language learning, this book is a critical reference for educators, course designers, curriculum specialists, and those seeking to improve the efficacy of their foreign language acquisition.
Section 1: Annotations, Optimum Combinations, Captions
Chapter 1: Effects of Annotations on Inferring Meaning within a Listening Comprehension Environment
Chapter 2: Annotating Abstract Vocabulary Using Multimedia
Chapter 3: Intelligent Design of Captions in Interactive Multimedia Listening Environments
Chapter 4: The Removal of Target Language Captioning Supports
Section 2: Tasks, Activities, and Other Design Issues
Chapter 5: Design of the While Listening Activities in Interactive Multimedia Listening Software
Chapter 6: Design of Multimedia Listening Software
Chapter 7: Design of Multimedia Listening Software
Chapter 8: Intelligent Design of the Post-Listening Tasks in Interactive Multimedia Listening Environments
Chapter 9: Interactive Multimedia and Listening
Section 3: Tools, Applications, and Resources
Chapter 10: The Effectiveness of Multiple Media Tools in L2 Listening
Chapter 11: English Major Students’ Attitudes towards Movies and Series as Language Learning Resources
Chapter 12: Using 3-D Virtual Learning Environments to Improve Listening Skill
Chapter 13: Google Search Applications in Foreign Language Classes at Tertiary Level
Chapter 14: Turkish EFL Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes towards Multi-Media Enhanced Wiki-Mediated Blended Learning Environments
