From Ortega, L. (2017) New CALL-SLA Research Interfaces for the 21st Century: Towards Equitable Multilingualism. Calico Journal, 34.3, 285–316.
The majority of the world is multilingual, but inequitably multilingual, and much of the world is also technologized, but inequitably so. Thus, researchers in the fields of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and second language acquisition (SLA) would profit from considering multilingualism and social justice when envisioning new CALL-SLA interfaces for the future.
I remain convinced that “in the ultimate analysis, it is not the methods or the epistemologies [or the theories] that justify the legitimacy and quality of human research, but the moral-political purposes that guide sustained research efforts” (Ortega, 2005, p. 438). The need to incorporate ethics and axiology in the study of language learning seems all the more acute in our present world, where human solidarity and respect for human diversity, including linguistic diversity, is under siege, creating serious vulnerabilities for the goal of multilingualism and the lives of many multilinguals. Echoingbut also widening Chun’s (2016) call for an ecological CALL in the post-2000s era, the overarching question that I have submitted to orient CALL–SLA research interfaces for the 21st century is: What technologies, teaching paradigms, views of language, and principal uses of computers can nurture multilingualism and digital literacies for all, not just for the privileged?
Abad Castelló, Magdalena (2019). Uso de corpus lingüísticos por y para profesores de español como lengua extranjera. redELE Revista electrónica de didáctica del español lengua extranjera, 31. (URL)
Zhang, D. & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2020). Exploring Chinese EFL teachers’ perceptions of Augmented Reality (AR) in English language learning. In Miller, L. & Wu, G. (eds) Language Learning with Technology: theories, principles and practices. Springer.
Keynote abstract
Mobile assisted language learning (MALL) has become one the most popular keywords in computer assisted language learning (CALL) research over the last twenty years. While MALL enthusiasts have glossed its many affordances, the use of MALL in instructed classroom settings presents challenges of their own (Kukulska-Hulme & Shield, 2008; Conole & Pérez-Paredes, 2017; Pérez-Paredes, Ordoñana Guillamón, & Aguado Jiménez, 2018) that, I argue, have not been successfully defined in CALL research and classroom settings.
Traxler (2009) has noted that mobile learning is uniquely placed to support learning that is personalized, authentic, and situated. However, some relevant studies have thrown cold water on these expectations (Golonka, E. et al., 2014; Grgurović, Chapelle & Shelley, 2013). In this plenary, I will discuss different conceptualizations of MALL that emphasize areas of language learning that are anchored on different theories of language learning. I will use three case studies that have used different research methodologies, namely survey and mixed methods, across different contexts, countries and types of learning. I will discuss the self-directed uses of MALL (Zhang & Pérez-Paredes, 2019), the design and use of apps to promote the acquisition of frequency-related declarative knowledge (Pérez-Paredes et al., 2019) and the impact of new technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) on language classrooms (Zhang & Pérez-Paredes, 2020). Ultimately, I will discuss a conceptual framework that situates MALL more critically in the context of existing and future practices of instructed (Foster, 2019; Kaminski, 2019) and self-directed (Trinder, 2017) language learning. Keywords: MALL, language learning, self-directed language learning, second language learning theory
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Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario en Estudios Ingleses Avanzados: Lingüística, Literatura y Cultura (IDAES) – IDAES Graduate Day
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