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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Call for Papers for Special Issue of LLT<BR>(Submission deadline June 1)<BR><BR>Theme: Technology and the Less Commonly Taught Languages<BR><BR>Special Issue Editor: Irene Thompson<BR><BR>This special issue of Language Learning & Technology will focus on the role<BR>played by educational technologies in the learning and teaching of LCTLs<BR>(i.e., languages other than the traditionally taught Western European<BR>languages such as English, French, German, and Spanish). Currently, less<BR>than ten percent of students enrolled in foreign language courses in the US<BR>study languages such as Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Chinese, Japanese, Russian,<BR>Hindi, Korean, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Swahili,<BR>Yoruba, and other languages critically important to US national interests.<BR>These languages are typologically different from English and are often<BR>written in non-Roman scripts requiring extended seat time to attain a<BR>working proficiency. With instruction often not offered at all, offered on<BR>an irregular basis, or available only at the elementary levels, technology<BR>presents a wide range of opportunities to develop and deliver instructional<BR>materials and methodologies based on sound empirical research.<BR><BR>For more information, visit:<BR><BR><A href="http://llt.msu.edu/papers/index.html">http://llt.msu.edu/papers/index.html</A><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>