Teacher Development in Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching
‘A well-crafted book in which a strong base in theory and research informs a rich collection of practical options for those navigating the complex world of language teacher education for the 21st century.’– Philip Hubbard, Stanford University, USA ‘This b
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Teacher Development in Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching
Jeong-Bae Son
Teacher Development in Technology- Enhanced Language Teaching
Jeong-Bae Son University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-75710-0 ISBN 978-3-319-75711-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75711-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935414 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 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 design by Akihiro Nakayama Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
My journey to the world of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) first began with my personal interest in the use of computers for English language learning over 30 years ago. At that time, computers were not very common in educational institutions and the idea of using computers for language learning was not widely accepted mainly due to the lack of computer facilities and language learning software programs. Since then, there have been significant changes to educational scenes along with the rapid development of computer technology and the Internet. Computers have become part of everyday life and digital devices are easily found almost everywhere. I have been able to see and experience the changes with a keen interest as a pre-service teacher, an in-service teacher and then a teacher educator. With increasing access to computer technologies, a great number of attempts have been made to use the technologies in the language classroom while exploring the pedagogical questions of why teachers need CALL, what they can do with CALL and how they teach with CALL. When the questions are discussed in langu
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