Research on CALL: from the Technocentric Approach to the Systematic Approach for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Computer Technologies for L2 Writing

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Mizza, D. (2008). Research on CALL: from the Technocentric Approach to the Systematic Approach for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Computer Technologies for L2 Writing. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 3006-3010). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
November 17, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-66-5
  Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee & Tom Reynolds
AACE

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Daria Mizza, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Abstract

This paper focuses on the studies conducted on the role of Instructional Technology (IT) in the teaching and learning of Second Language (L2) writing. More specifically, we will be looking at the interest generated among researchers and practitioners about the role of specific computer applications to writing in L2, such as software available for writing with the computer, and CALL software for language development. The reason of the focus on this specific type of IT applications is linked to the belief that computer-based technologies, more than any other IT applications, offer extensive possibilities for enhancing the teaching and learning of writing, and that teachers and researchers hold high expectations on their effectiveness. The aim of this paper is not only to refine our understanding of IT and L2 writing practices and instruction, but also to contribute to the theoretical investigation of an effective theoretical model of writing that can accommodate IT within its framework.

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