The online language learning challenge

[Tommy B McDonell]

I would like to see the term "learn/ing" defined. I live in NC now and no longer have access to NYU's wonderful databases, and only can access NC consortium, which does not give me all the journals you all read. However, when I left NYC in 2008, while there was research on people doing better in certain areas of technology enhanced language learning (TELL or the old CALL), it was in specific areas. For example, reading, and being able to see the glossary. 

However, just because one can access a free app, doesn't mean that you can learn a language. Learn to speak it? Learn to read it? What happens to sociocultural pragmatics (which I have enough trouble being a New Yorker and having moved to the South, much less if I were in Poland where I can read but not enough vodka in the world will get me to speak, my affective filter is that high!). 

I will be interested in what comes up. 

Tommy

Tommy B McDonell, Ph.D.
tbmcdonell at gmail.com
Artist: Pinehurst, NC
http://tbmcdonellart.com


On Apr 1, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Francis Hult <francis.hult at englund.lu.se> wrote:

> The Guardian
>  
> The online language learning challenge
>  
> The Guardian wants to find out if it is possible to learn a language only using online tools. Over the next six weeks, three writers will each try to learn a language using a piece of language-learning technology.
>  
> Full story:
> http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/21/can-i-learn-a-language-online
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