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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Call for Papers: Mobile Language Learning<BR><BR>Special Issue Editors: Glenn Stockwell & Susana Sotillo<BR><BR>There has been increased interest in portable technologies which allow learners<BR>to access tools for learning languages in virtually any time or place that<BR>suits them. The quickly developing functionalities of mobile phones, MP3<BR>players, laptop and tablet computers, and other hand-held devices with touch<BR>screen technology mean that the range of possibilities for language learning<BR>has greatly diversified. Godwin-Jones (2011), for example, points out that<BR>iPhone and Android phones have ushered in a phenomenal expansion in the<BR>development of Apps for just about every topic under the sun, and educators<BR>have been exploring the value of Apps for learning specific skills (e.g., math,<BR>geometry) and language since 2009. The interest in such mobile technologies for<BR>learning languages has also been reflected in recent literature, with the<BR>appearance of studies using mobile technologies, such as podcasts (e.g.,<BR>Rosell-Aguilar, 2006), short message service (SMS) (e.g., Levy & Kennedy, 2008;<BR>Sotillo, 2010; Thurlow, 2003, 2009), and mobile phones (Stockwell, 2010), to<BR>name a few. This special issue of Language Learning & Technology seeks to<BR>provide a variety of perspectives on learning through mobile technologies, with<BR>a particular focus on corpus-based or empirical studies investigating how the<BR>use of these technologies affect and are affected by the language learning<BR>environment, or discussions of theoretical issues associated with learning<BR>through mobile technologies.<BR><BR>Please consult the LLT Website for general guidelines on submission<BR>(<A href="http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html">http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html</A>) and research<BR>(<A href="http://llt.msu.edu/resguide.html">http://llt.msu.edu/resguide.html</A>) and note that articles containing only<BR>descriptions of software or pedagogical procedures without presenting in-depth<BR>empirical data and analysis on language learning processes or outcomes will not<BR>be considered.<BR><BR>Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<BR><BR> * Practical issues of mobile language learning<BR> * Theories applicable to mobile language learning<BR> * Autonomy and/or self-directed learning through mobile technologies<BR> * Teacher education for mobile language learning<BR> * Development of Apps and software for mobile language learning<BR> * Using mobile technologies for specialized language learning<BR> * Teaching second language pragmatics through mobile technologies<BR><BR>Please send letter of intent and 250-word abstract by February 1, 2012 to<BR>llted@hawaii.edu.<BR><BR>Publication timeline:<BR><BR> * February 1, 2012: Submission deadline for abstracts<BR> * February 15, 2011: Invitation to authors to submit a manuscript<BR> * July 1, 2012: Submission deadline for manuscripts<BR> * October 1, 2013: Publication of special issue<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>