Implementing and researching technological innovation in language teaching : the case of interactive whiteboards for EFL in French schools
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Implementing and researching technological innovation in language teaching : the case of interactive whiteboards for EFL in French schools
（New language learning and teaching environments）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index
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Description
Implementing and Researching Technological Innovation in Language Teaching takes a case study approach to investigate the integration of the interactive whiteboard (IWB) into the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in French schools. The study highlights the advantages of collaborative action research for stimulating and supporting language teachers in innovative experimentation, and seeks to enhance our understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in this process. Utilising a framework which can inform further research into innovative practices with other interactive technologies, this book offers a research design and instruments suitable for assessing classroom adoption of the IWB. In this way, the study provides insights into general processes of technological innovation in language teaching and learning which is of relevance to further research and teacher development in today's new learning environments.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART I: RESEARCHING INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING 1. Innovation in Language Teaching: Pedagogical and Technological Dimensions 2. Collaborative Action Research and Communities of Practice PART II: TEACHER BELIEFS: RESEARCHING VIEWS AND SUPPORTING CHANGE 3. Techno-pedagogical Choices in IWB-mediated Teaching Activities 4. Explaining Innovative Experimentation: Teacher Beliefs, Goals and Competences PART III: LEARNING TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATION: STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT 5. Starting Out - Early Stages of Technology Integration 6. Gaining Confidence - Developing a Technical Repertoire 7. Moving Forward - Towards Innovative Practice 8. Developmental Dimensions of Innovation Conclusion
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