CALICO Journal
May 2010 Volume 27, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 11
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Decades of CALL Development: A Retrospective of the Work of James Pusack and Sue Otto
Sue E. K. Otto
In this article, the author describes a series of projects that James Pusack and the author engaged in together, a number of them to develop CALL authoring tools. With their shared love of... More
pp. 435-442
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Developing an Intelligent Language Tutor
Trude Heift
This article discusses the development and functionalities of an intelligent computer-assisted language learning (ICALL) system. By way of example, we describe "E-Tutor", an ICALL system for L2... More
pp. 443-459
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Some Design Issues for an Online Japanese Textbook
Noriko Nagata
This paper discusses several design issues in the development of a new online Japanese textbook, called "Robo-Sensei: Japanese Curriculum with Automated Feedback". When it is completed, the new... More
pp. 460-476
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Born in Zanzibar, Computerized in Provo, Utah: A Systematic Instructional Design Approach for Swahili CALL
Michael D. Bush
The development of online learning materials is a complex and expensive process that can benefit from the application of consistent and organized principles of instructional design. This article... More
pp. 505-516
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Virtual Vocabulary: Research and Learning in Lexical Processing
Ulf Schuetze & Gerlinde Weimer-Stuckmann
This article presents the concept development, research programming, and learning design of a lexical processing web application, Virtual Vocabulary, which was developed using theories in both... More
pp. 517-528
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Materials Development in Three Italian CALL Projects: Seeking an Optimal Mix between In-Class and Out-of-Class Learning
Mike Levy & Claire Kennedy
This paper considers the design and development of CALL materials with the aim of achieving an optimal mix between in-class and out-of-class learning in the context of teaching Italian at an... More
pp. 529-539
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Developing Spanish Online Readings Using Design-Based Research
Cristina Pardo-Ballester & Julio Cesar Rodriguez
This article reports on the use of design-based research (DBR) in the development of online reading materials for beginning and intermediate Spanish learners. The report focuses on four studies of ... More
pp. 540-553
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Going in Cycles: Courseware and Material Development for Written Communication
Mathias Schulze & Grit Liebscher
The development of both the materials for an intermediate-level hybrid German writing course and the software in a virtual learning environment for the course may be viewed as activity systems.... More
pp. 554-563
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Looking Back--A Lesson Learned: From Videotape to Digital Media
Franziska Lys
This paper chronicles the development of Drehort Neubrandenburg Online, an interactive, content-rich audiovisual language learning environment based on documentary film material shot on location in... More
pp. 564-575
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Bridging CALL & HCI: Input from Participatory Design
Monica S. Cardenas-Claros & Paul A. Gruba
Participatory design (PD), or the collaboration between software engineers and end users throughout the design process, may help improve CALL design practices. In this case study, four ESL learners... More
pp. 576-591
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From the Cotton Fields to the Ties That Bind: Jim Pusack's Enduring Impact on Today's CALL Development
Linda C. Jones
From 1981 to today, the encouragement Jim Pusack and his colleague Sue Otto gave faculty to develop and/or implement CALL into the curriculum has been vital to our L2 teaching evolution. This... More
pp. 592-598