26.1385, Calls: Applied Linguistics/ ReCALL (Jrnl)

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Subject: 26.1385, Calls: Applied Linguistics/ ReCALL (Jrnl)

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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:27:46
From: Melissa Good [mgood at cambridge.org]
Subject: Applied Linguistics/ ReCALL (Jrnl)

Full Title: ReCALL 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Jul-2015 

ReCALL Special Issue on Multimodal environments in CALL (September 2016)

Guest editors

Dr José Ramón Calvo-Ferrer (UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, Spain)
Dr Sabela Melchor-Couto (University of Roehampton, UK)
Dr Kristi Jauregi (Utrecht University & Fontys University of Applied Sciences,
the Netherlands)

Call for Papers

This special issue of ReCALL explores the intricacies of multimodality in
computer-assisted language learning. Digital technologies have become
increasingly complex and sophisticated, offering new and exciting learning
opportunities in CALL. As a result, multimodal environments are now the norm.

Multimodality, as defined by Kress and van Leeuwen (2001: 20), is ''the use of
several semiotic modes in the design of a semiotic product or event, together
with the particular way in which these modes are combined - they may for
instance reinforce each other […], fulfil complementary roles […] or [be]
hierarchically ordered.'' This is the reality encountered by learners when
interacting in digital platforms that offer a rich variety of communication
methods. Different semiotic modes are involved in the meaning-making process -
exchanges may take place orally and/or in writing, and may benefit from
additional information such as non-verbal cues, bodily movements, graphics or
social presence indicators. All of these provide learners with new ways to
negotiate meaning in language learning.

In recent years, multimodality has been explored from a number of angles
relating to CALL, such as its impact on language learners or its affordances,
thus showing its relevance and importance in our field. This special issue
aims to present a comprehensive collection of innovative papers that will pave
the way for future research on multimodality in CALL, addressing its many
dimensions and the interactions between them - linguistic and iconic systems,
sounds, images, kinesis, and learner embodiment, amongst others. Topics
relevant to this special issue may include the following:

- Theoretical considerations relating to multimodality in computer-assisted
language learning;
- Empirical studies on the effectiveness of multimodal approaches in
computer-assisted language teaching;
- Multimodality and research data collection and analysis;
- Impact of multimodality on language learning; 
- Student perceptions on and preferences of multimodal environments;
- Multimodality and instructional design;
- Teacher roles in multimodal environments;
- Task design in multimodal environments.

Reference

Kress, G. and van Leeuwen, T. (2001) Multimodal Discourse: The modes and media
of contemporary communication. London: Arnold.

To submit a manuscript

Please refer to the journal's Instructions for contributors
(http://assets.cambridge.org/REC/REC_ifc.pdf) before submitting your paper.
All papers must be submitted electronically via the Recall manuscript
submission site: 
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/recall. Please clearly indicate 'Special
Issue 2016' when submitting your manuscript.

Submission deadline: 15 July 2015
Authors notified of editorial decision: 15 October 2015
Submission of revised papers: 15 December 2015
Accepted papers ready for copy-editing and production: 31 March 2016
Publication date: 1st September 2016. Accepted articles will be published
online (Firstview) as soon as they are ready for publication.

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