TELL 2013 - International Conference on Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)

In response to the global demand for research diversity, ICCE 2013 will be a meta-conference with seven coherently interrelated sub-conferences for the dissemination and sharing of research in the field of Computers in Education. The sub-conference on Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) invites contributions that concern rationale, theories, pedagogies, and best practices for the use of technology as a vehicle for excellent second/foreign language teaching and learning. This sub-conference is dedicated to serving as a platform where sharing novel theories and innovative practices for modern technology-mediated pedagogies in ESL/EFL settings will be strongly encouraged and anticipated. The goals are to stimulate discussion among TELL scholars/practitioners about the benefits and drawbacks of current practices in the pedagogical use of technology in language education, and to provide insights into the feasibility of technology use as a delivery mode for successful language instruction in the modern era. The rapid advancement of technology has transformed our daily lives and has open many new doors for instructional designs and curriculum materials that engage language students and improve learning. The synergy resulting from this sub-conference will result in new understandings of trends and strategies that provide directions for future research collaborations, and the resulting ongoing improvement of guidance for TELL practitioners.
The scope of the TELL sub-conference includes but is not limited to the following topics:
§ TELL theoretical foundations and perspectives
§ Hardware and Software technologies applicable to TELL, such as:
§ Established and emerging TELL tools, applications, and platforms
§ Use of multiple TELL platforms, mobile technology for TELL
§ Language learning in virtual environments
§ Game-based learning strategies in TELL
§ Corpora and language learning
§ Synchronous and/or asynchronous use of TELL
§ Educational psychology implications for TELL, such as:
§ Pedagogy
§ Constructivism
§ Learning strategies and learning styles
§ Self-efficacy and learner autonomy
§ Content development and management for TELL, such as:
§ Teacher professional development needs
§ Blended learning and hybrid courses
§ TELL in open, distance, and flexible learning contexts
§ TELL in informal learning environments (outside the classroom)
§ Use of TELL in international corporations
§ Assessment & evaluation of TELL
§ Supporting less widely taught languages through TELL
§ Socio-cultural perspectives related to TELL, such as:
§ Teacher and learner expectations and readiness to use TELL
§ Improving intercultural and interdisciplinary competence through TELL