{"product_id":"9781350094710","title":"Language Teacher Education and Technology : Approaches and Practices","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage Teacher Education and Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLanguage teachers' competencies in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) are a crucial factor affecting their own implementation of CALL. However, there is still a concern that many language teachers are not adequately prepared to make effective use of CALL or to identify and evaluate potential CALL solutions. This can be the result of many different factors and raises the question of how to train teachers to develop their CALL knowledge and skills to a greater degree. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discussion of approaches to training language teachers in the use of technology adopted in areas of Australia, the UK and the US provides valuable insights for those already involved in this area, and inspiration for those who have some interest in carrying out this kind of training, but as yet have little or no experience. This book explores the current status of CALL teacher education and discusses issues and challenges CALL teacher educators face in their own contexts. Specifically, it looks at postgraduate CALL courses offered at different universities to find ways of improving CALL teacher training. It represents the first overview of a topic that is relevant to most postgraduate courses in Applied Linguistics or TESOL across the globe. The use of technology for language learning and teaching is increasingly common but, as is so often the case, training for teachers in how to use that technology remains limited, to a large extent by lack of expertise among trainers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a very resourceful book, providing various angles to those who are to reflect upon an existing English Language course integrated with technology or those who will develop one ... [It]  offers information that is not only relevant to the western regions mentioned but also transferrable elsewhere.” —\u003ci\u003eCALL-EJ: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The topic, how to best teach and learn about using computers to aid language learning, is very important in today's world, especially in relation to current communicative language learning pedagogy. A pertinent question to be asked by any educator is how to best use computers to support language learning. This book gives some answers to this question, but its scope is more to give guidance on how to best set up training in the use of computers for language teachers. Advice found in the book can help to give a suitable platform for language teachers and this is, of course, pertinent as they operate at the interface between teaching and learning...I recommend the book to any educator, manager, technology designer or practitioner who wants to create a course in support of CALL at their educational establishment.” —\u003ci\u003eTHE TESOLANZ JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350094710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688638034126,"sku":"9781350094710","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2bd69aae-91e8-4648-aa17-c7e8cb1c8f82.jpg?v=1640318153","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350094710","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}