CALICO Journal
September 2006 Volume 24, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Helping ESL Writers through a Multimodal, Corpus-Based, Online Grammar Resource
Volker Hegelheimer
Current approaches to language pedagogy recognize the fact that ESL learners need explicit help to improve the grammatical accuracy of their writing. This research investigates the utility of an... More
pp. 5-32
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Effects of Collaboration and Multimedia Annotations on Vocabulary Learning and Listening Comprehension
Linda C. Jones
Sixty-eight college students enrolled in a French course listened to a multimedia-based French passage in one of four groups to which they were randomly assigned: the listening text (a) alone, with... More
pp. 33-58
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A Comparison of Chat Room Productivity: In-Class versus Out-of-Class
Robert Sanders
Language production of Spanish students using synchronous CMC (chat) during class time was compared with that of students meeting outside of class. The study included about 100 participants... More
pp. 59-76
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Corpora Processing and Computational Scaffolding for a Web-Based English Learning Environment: The CANDLE Project
Hsien-Chin Liou, Jason S Chang, Hao-Jan Chen, Chih-Cheng Lin, Meei-Ling Liaw, Zhao-Ming Gao, Jyh-Shing Roger Jang, Yuli Yeh, Thomas C. Chuang & Geeng-Neng You
This paper describes the development of an innovative web-based environment for English language learning with advanced data-driven and statistical approaches. The project uses various corpora,... More
pp. 77-95
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Writing to Mean: Computer-Mediated Feedback in Online Tutoring of Multidraft Compositions
Chi-Yen Chiu & Sandra J. Savignon
This paper reports the findings of a case study that explores the relationship between feedback and revision in the online teaching of two EFL adult writers. The model of feedback adopted was one... More
pp. 97-114
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Student Learning in Hybrid French and Spanish Courses: An Overview of Language Online
N Ann Chenoweth, Eiko Ushida & Kimmaree Murday
This paper summarizes the assessment results of the Language Online project at Carnegie Mellon University. The study investigated the effectiveness of online language courses for students' learning... More
pp. 115-146
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Toward an Understanding of Incidental Input Enhancement in Computerized L2 Environments
Carolyn Gascoigne
Computers, computer programs, and other novel and vivid technological applications to language learning can unintentionally redirect attentional resources and therefore increase the salience of... More
pp. 147-162