Simplifying the technological enhancement of language learning

Keith Barrs - From books, boards and pens to video cameras, smart-phones and tablet computers, technology has always had an…

Online vs. face-to-face: Motivating and demotivating factors in an EAP writing course

Troy Rubesch, Merica McNeil - Although motivating and demotivating factors have been established for second language learners in face-to-face classes,…

Using podcasts in independent listening courses: Legal and pedagogical implications

Philip Hawke - This paper reports on the development of an independent listening course based entirely on podcasts freely available…

The effect of a web-based writing instructional EFL program on enhancing the performance of Jordanian secondary students

Fawwas Al-Abed Al-Haq, Mahmoud Ali Al-Sobh - The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a web-based…

Intercultural exchanges in the blogosphere

Ko-Yin Sung, Wen-Yun Lin - This paper reports on a semester-long blog project in which a group of US third-year…

Factors affecting the use of CALL by EFL female faculty members in Saudi higher education: Current status

Saad Al-Kahtani, Siham Al-Haider - This paper investigates the current state of CALL in EFL instruction at four Saudi institutions.