Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms
This book analyses the classroom blending of face-to-face and online technologies in the teaching and learning of second languages. Its theoretical framework integrates the rapidly changing and developing fields of both applied linguistics and computer-as
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Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms
Don Hinkelman
Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms Second Edition
Don Hinkelman Sapporo Gakuin University Ebetsu-shi, Japan
ISBN 978-1-137-53685-3 ISBN 978-1-137-53686-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53686-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017960755 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: José Junior / EyeEm / GettyImages Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Foreword
How do teachers make sense of all the changing technology in their classrooms? This is the fundamental question addressed by Don Hinkelman’s second edition of Blending Technologies in Second Language Classrooms, a question that is explored from multiple, diverse perspectives. While reading this substantially reworked book I was reminded of Erving Goffman’s (1974) distinction between two distinct ways in which we can view our experiences—in terms of a game or the wider spectacle. Games, according to this perspective, refer to events that are on display (such as a tennis match, a sitcom, or a political speech) while the spectacle refers to the broader context that encases the game and turns it into a social occasion that is collectively experienced (whether in a gathering at home, a public arena, or in the unfolding comments on YouTube). Until recently, accounts of technology-mediated language learning and teaching tended to focus on the ‘game’ to
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