32.1595, FYI: CALL Teacher Education & Professional Development

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-1595. Fri May 07 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.1595, FYI: CALL Teacher Education & Professional Development

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Date: Fri, 07 May 2021 14:05:36
From: Dara Tafazoli [Dara.Tafazoli at uon.edu.au]
Subject: CALL Teacher Education & Professional Development

 
The COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, has highlighted the critical role of
technology in language education. However, the successful integration of
technologies in language education mainly depends on the teacher’s knowledge
and literacy to apply them effectively and meaningfully. In other words, in
the end, teachers are those who should decide which technologies, as a means
of instruction, would assist them in language teaching and how to use the
chosen technology in delivering the content. One of the main issues in
integrating technology in language education is teacher education and
professional development. Both pre- and in-service language teachers should
receive continuous training on technology-based pedagogy.

Research on technology implementation in language education has mainly been in
the field of what is called ‘Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL).’ The
literature review on CALL teacher education and professional development also
shows that little has been focused on: a) What CALL teacher education should
entail in order to help teachers adopt technology effectively, b) How exactly
CALL professional development courses impact teachers’ technological,
pedagogical, and content knowledge, and c) What are the barriers and enablers
of the uptake and effective use of CALL literacy by language teachers under
conditions of a rapid increase in technology use (e.g., COVID-19 outbreak).  

This special issue aims to concentrate on innovative practices, practical
applications, and theoretical frameworks and approaches to address CALL
teacher education and professional development in different countries from
pre-school to higher education. More specifically, my goal with this special
issue is twofold: to showcase practitioners and researchers in an
internationally reputable journal and to provide an outlet for language
teachers to reflect on their own engagement in CALL professional development
based on the recent findings in the field.

Recommended Topics 

The scope of the special issue includes but is not limited to the following
topics:

- Critical analysis of available theoretical frameworks
- TPACK and CALL/MALL teacher education and professional development
- CALL/MALL teacher education amid the (post)pandemic era (i.e., COVID-19)
- Preparing teachers for Emergency remote teaching
- Current CALL/MALL workshops and webinars
- Need analysis of CALL/MALL teacher education and professional development
courses

 
Timeline:

The following timeline is anticipated:

Proposal submission to the editor: June 15, 2021
Proposal acceptance/rejection notification: June 30, 2021
Full manuscript submission due: October 1, 2021
Review results: November 1, 2021
Revised manuscripts due: December 1, 2021
Final revisions requested: December 15, 2021
Publication: February 2022

Journal:
 
This special issue is proposed to be published by the journal of Teaching
English with Technology (TEwT). 

 
Submission and inquiries:
 
I invite you to submit a proposal of no more than 500 words using APA 7th
style in MS Word format (.doc/.docx) to Dara.Tafazoli at uon.edu.au. Proposals
should detail the area of focus, the gap, the research design and
methodologies used, and key findings related to CALL teacher education and
professional development. Identifying information, including name of
author(s), affiliation(s), contact information for all author(s), and a
50-word biographical statement for each author, should be included in the
proposal. Based on the review of the proposals, authors will be invited to
submit complete manuscripts for possible inclusion in the special issue. 

For this special issue, please submit your proposals and inquiries directly
to: 
Dara Tafazoli 
Dara.Tafazoli at uon.edu.au
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)





 



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